What is Cono Norte?

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Location of the Cono Norte in the Lima Metropolitan Area
The Cono Norte is one of the six areas that make up the Lima Metropolitan Area. It is located in the northern part of the metropolis hence its name. The socioeconomic levels of the residents are varied. Ancon and Santa Rosa are popular beach resorts for wealthier residents of Lima. The rest of the population is made of lower to middle class residents. It is one of the most populated areas of Peru.

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Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area
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Districts and neighborhoods

Lima District

Historic centre of Lima · Santa Beatriz · Pando District · Chinatown · Civic Center · Brea · Barrios Altos · La Victoria · Parada
Eastern LimaEl Agustino · Ate-Vitarte · San Juan de Lurigancho · Santa Anita · La Molina · Lurigancho (Chosica) · Cieneguilla · Chaclacayo
Cono SurSan Juan de Miraflores · Villa Mara del Triunfo · Villa el Salvador · Lurin · Pachacamac
Cono NorteRimac · Independencia · San Martin de Porres · Los Olivos · Comas · Puente Piedra · Carabayllo
Financial Sector &
Largely urbanized area		San Isidro · Lince · Jesus Maria · Pueblo Libre · San Miguel · Magdalena · San Luis · San Borja · Santiago de Surco · Surquillo · Miraflores · Barranco · Chorrillos
Callao HarborBellavista · La Perla · Carmen de la Legua Reynoso· Callao District · La Punta · Ventanilla District
Northern beachesAncon · Santa Rosa
Southern BeachesLurn · Pucusana · Punta Hermosa · Punta Negra · San Bartolo · Santa Mara del Mar
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The Lima Metropolitan Area (Spanish: Área Metropolitana de Lima, also known as Gran Lima (Greater Lima) or Lima Metropolitana), is an area formed by the conurbation of the Peruvian cities of Lima (the nation's capital) and Callao.
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The Lima Metropolitan Area (Spanish: Área Metropolitana de Lima, also known as Gran Lima (Greater Lima) or Lima Metropolitana), is an area formed by the conurbation of the Peruvian cities of Lima (the nation's capital) and Callao.
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For other uses, see Ancón.


Ancon is a United Kingdom company that designs and manufactures steel products for the construction industry.

Ancon is part of Tyco International. The total workforce is around 300 employees.
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Santa Rosa is the Spanish name for Saint Rose.

Santa Rosa is the name of many places:
  • United States of America:
  • Kaij Mek, Arizona (also known as Santa Rosa)

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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
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Country  Peru
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middle class, in colloquial usage, consists of those people who have a degree of economic independence, but not a great deal of social influence or power. The term often encompasses merchants and professionals, bureaucrats, and some farmers and skilled workers.
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Anthem
Somos libres, seámoslo siempre   (Spanish)
"We are free, may we always be so"
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Ancón is a district of northern Lima Province in Peru. It is a popular beach resort, visited every summer by hundreds of people from Lima. Officially established as a district on October 29, 1874, the current mayor (alcalde) of Ancón is Jaime Jesús Pajuelo Torres.
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The Peruvian district of Carabayllo is one of the 43 districts that make up the Province of Lima. It is located in the Cono Norte area of the province.

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Area
Area
Elevation 48.75 km2
140
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
 - Total
 - Density
496,100 (2002 estimate)
10,176.
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Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima. Officially established as a district on March 16, 1964, the current mayor (alcalde) of Independencia is Víctor Yuri Vilela Seminario. The district's postal code is 28.
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Area
Area
Elevation 18.25 km2

Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
 - Total
 - Density
301,226 (2002 estimate)
16,505.
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The Peruvian district of Puente Piedra is one of the 43 districts in the Lima Province. The district was founded the 14 of February of 1927 according to Law Nº 5675. It has an area of 71.18 square kilometers and a population exceeding 165,000 people.
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Puente Piedra District also has a section called Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Officially established as a district on February 6, 1962, the current mayor of Santa Rosa is Luis García Villacorta.
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The Lima Metropolitan Area (Spanish: Área Metropolitana de Lima, also known as Gran Lima (Greater Lima) or Lima Metropolitana), is an area formed by the conurbation of the Peruvian cities of Lima (the nation's capital) and Callao.
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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 Ychsma polity.
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Public transport in Lima is handled by buses, micros, taxicabs, and the so-called mototaxis.

Micros are the most common means of public transportation in Lima and many other cities in Peru.
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The following is a list of important sites of interest in and around the city of Lima, Peru.
  • Historical Center of Lima

Beaches and Waterfront

  • Ancón
  • Barranquito
  • Agua Dulce
  • Los Pavos
  • Las Cascadas
  • Punta Hermosa
  • Cerro Azul

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Notable people born in Lima

Religious

  • Saint Rose of Lima, first Roman Catholic saint born in the Americas.

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The following is a list of Lima's mayors through the 20th and 21st centuries.

Name Years in Office
Nicolás de Rivera 1535, 1544-1554
Francisco de Godoy 1536
Sebastián de Torres 1537
Juan de Barbarán 1538
Domingo de la Presa 1539
Miguel Pardo 1862-1863
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The Lima Province is divided into forty three districts (Spanish: distritos) that are administered by the Metropolitan Lima Municipal Council.
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Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio
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Lima (known in Spanish as Cercado de Lima) is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is where the downtown zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located.
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State Party  Peru
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 500
Region Latin America and the Caribbean

Inscription History
Inscription 1988  (12th Session)
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Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area

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Brea may refer to:
  • Brea (mythology), an Irish mythological god
  • Brea, California, United States
  • Ludovico Brea, a Renaissance painter
  • Brea, Benjamín, a Venezuelan musician
  • Brea (colony), an ancient colony founded by Athens

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La Victoria is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima.One of the most populous in Lima.
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El Agustino is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima. Officially established as a district on January 6, 1965, the current mayor (alcalde) of El Agustino is Víctor Modesto Salcedo Ríos. The district's postal code is 10.
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Ate, also known as Ate-Vitarte, is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Located in the eastern part of the province, it is one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 77.72 km².
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Area
Area
Elevation 131.25 km2
190-350 m (urban area)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
 - Total
 - Density
831,634 (2002 estimated)
6336.
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Santa Anita is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima. Officially established as a district on October 25, 1989 from parts of Ate and El Agustino separated by the Rio Surco, a ditch which went all the way to Santiago de Surco.
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