Department of Lima
Lima
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Jirishanca and Rondoy mountains | |
Location of the Department of Lima in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 11°51′S 76°27′W / 11.85°S 76.45°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Subdivisions | 9 provinces and 171 districts |
| Established | 12 February 1821 |
| Founded by | José de San Martín |
| Capital | Lima (de jure) Huacho (de facto seat of the Regional Government of Lima-Provinces) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Rosa Vásquez Cuadrado |
| Area | |
• Total | 32,129.31 km2 (12,405.20 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 5,654 m (18,550 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 864,853 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 15 |
| Dialing code | 01 |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-LIM |
| Principal resources | N/A |
| Poverty rate | N/A |
| Percentage of Peru's GDP | N/A |
| Website | www |
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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, is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru; the seat of the regional government is Huacho.
Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the department; this province is autonomous and not under the jurisdiction of the regional government since 2003.