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Lima
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Nickname: City of the Kings
Motto: Hoc signum vere regum est
Lima Province and Lima within Peru
Coordinates: 12°02.6'S 77°1.7'W? / ?-12.0433, -77.0283
Country
Peru
Region
Lima Region
Province
Lima Province
Settled
January 18, 1535
Government
- Mayor
Luis Casta?eda Lossio
Area
- City
804.3 km? (310.5 sq mi)
- Water
75.7 km? (29.2 sq mi) 5.8%
- Urban
4,319.9 km? (1,667.9 sq mi)
Elevation
0 - 1,548 m (0 - 5,079 ft)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- City
7,819,436
- Density
8,544/km? (22,128.9/sq mi)
- Urban
7,629,407
- Metro
9,241,961
Time zone
PET (UTC-5)
Website: www.munlima.gob.pe
Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chill?n, R?mac and Lur?n rivers, on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It forms a contiguous urban area with the seaport of Callao.
Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as the City of the Kings. It became the most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru and, after the Peruvian War of Independence, the capital of the Republic of Peru. Today around one-third of the Peruvian population lives in its metropolitan area.
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