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  2. Lima - Wikipedia

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    Lima (/ ˈ l iː m ə / LEE-mə; locally), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (locally [sjuˈdat de los ˈreʝes], Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón , Rímac and Lurín Rivers , in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the ...

  3. History of Lima - Wikipedia

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    Jirón de la Unión was the main street of Lima in the early 20th century. The history of Lima, the capital of Peru, began with its foundation by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535. The city was established on the valley of the Rímac River in an area populated by the Ichma polity.

  4. Lima, city, capital of Peru. It is the country’s commercial and industrial centre. Central Lima is located at an elevation of 512 feet (156 metres) on the south bank of the Rímac River, about 8 miles (13 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean port of Callao, and has an area of 27 square miles (70 square.

  5. Lima, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Lima (/ ˈ l aɪ m ə / LY-mə [4]) is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. [5] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,579. [6]

  6. Lima - Wikiwand

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    Lima (/ ˈ l iː m ə / LEE-mə; locally [ˈlima]), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (locally [sjuˈdat de los ˈreʝes], Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru.

  7. Lima is the fifth largest city in Latin America, behind Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. The city was founded by the Spanish conquistador (conqueror) Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535.

  8. The Spanish city of Lima was founded by Pizarro on Jan. 18, 1535, as the Ciudad de los Reyes (“City of the Kings”). Although the name never stuck, Lima soon became the capital of the new Viceroyalty of Peru, chosen over the old Inca capital of Cuzco to the southeast because the coastal location facilitated communication with Spain.

  9. 2024 Mid-Year Report. The 2024 Mid-Year Report highlights the major accomplishments and key performance indicators for the various departments at the City of Lima, along with providing an update on major projects currently underway.

  10. Lima - New World Encyclopedia

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    Lima is the capital and largest city, as well as the commercial and industrial center, of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac, and Lurín Rivers, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and forms a contiguous urban area with the seaport of Callao, which is about eight miles (13 km) away on the coast.

  11. Lima – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

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    Lima is the capital of Peru and its largest city. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the modern city is a curious mix of the modern mega city with some 'islands of modernity', large but orderly slum areas and colonial architecture in downtown.

  12. Historic Centre of Lima - Wikipedia

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    The Historic Centre of Lima (Spanish: Centro histórico de Lima) is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the Peruvian government in 1972, [1] and the second one ...

  13. Everything to Know About Lima - National Geographic

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    Lima, the historic City of Kings, once again reigns supreme as South America's capital of gastronomy. By Laura Watilo Blake. July 2, 2018. • 3 min read. If Lima were a tune, this melting-pot...

  14. Lima - Population, Culture, History | Britannica

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    The economy. Whatever indicator is used to measure economic performance, Lima maintains a dominant position within Peru, accounting for the great majority of the country’s industrial output and nearly all of the volume of its financial transactions.

  15. The Historic Centre of Lima, known as the “Ciudad de los Reyes” (City of Kings), is located in the Rimac valley, and was founded by Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro in January 1535 on the territories led by the Chiefdom of Rimac.

  16. Important Facts and Figures about Lima - LimaEasy

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    Lima is the largest city of Peru covering an area of 2,672 sqkm (1,032 square miles). The Peruvian capital is home to over 10 million people (projections from 2023; last census in 2017: 8.5 million), roughly a third of the Peruvian population.

  17. Peru - Wikipedia

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    Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km 2 (496,225 sq mi), Peru is the 19th largest country in the world , and the third largest in South America .

  18. Lima - Wikimedia Commons

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    Capital of Peru . This is a gallery page containing specially selected image and media files. They have been chosen as highlights of a particular topic, but do not represent the full range of files that are available on Commons. For a wider selection of files connected with Lima, see Category:Lima . Беларуская: Горад Ліма.

  19. Lima metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    It is the world's second largest desert city after Cairo, Egypt. The Lima metropolitan area is informally divided into five areas, Northern Lima, Southern Lima, Eastern Lima, Centro Lima and Callao.

  20. Department of Lima - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Lima (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlima]), known as the Department of the Capital (Spanish: Departamento de la Capital) until 1823, [1] is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru; the seat of the regional government is Huacho.

  21. Lima Province - Wikipedia

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    Lima Province is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions, thus being quasi-autonomous. 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.