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Also known as Metropolitan Lima, Province of Lima, Lima Province

province of Peru

Key facts

Country
Peru
Department
Lima
Founded
January 18, 1535
Capital
Lima
Mayor
Rafael López Aliaga
Total
2,672.28 km (1,031.77 sq mi)
Density
4,236.5/km (10,972/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC-5 ( PET )
Website
www.munlima.gob.pe

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Official name
Provincia de Lima
Population
5706127
Area
2672.28
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Commons category
Lima Province
native label
Provincia de Lima
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Lima ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈli.ma]), also called Metropolitan Lima (Spanish: Lima Metropolitana), is a province of the department of Lima, Peru. Located in its central coast, it operates under a quasi-autonomous special regime, and is thus not under the jurisdiction of the department's regional government. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital.

Despite its small area, this province is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Peruvian economy. It concentrates almost one-third of the country's population and 50% of Peru's GDP in 2012.

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