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Lince is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of the city of Lima. Officially established as a district on May 29, 1936, the current mayor (alcalde) of Lince is Fortunato Príncipe. The district's postal code is 14.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 3.03 km². Its administrative center is located 117 meters above sea level. The three main sections of Lince are the West Side (also known as Lobatón), the East Side (both sides are separated by Avenida Arenales), and San Eugenio, southeast of the East Side facing the Paseo de la República Expressway.

North to South, Lince follows the block numbering started in Santa Beatriz section of downtown Lima and its parallel in Jesús María, however, there are a few north-south avenues that do not have a Santa Beatriz counterpart, particularly on the East Side.

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Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 70,968 inhabitants and a population density of 23,421.8 persons/km². In 1999, there were 16,907 households in the district.

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 * {{es icon}} [http://www.munilince.gob.pe/ Official district's web site]
 * [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=106543311 Los Saicos, the best punk rock band to come out of Lince]
-* [http://franc.apuntesperuanos.com/tag/Lince Why is Lince Ward still having problems? (in Spanish)]
+* {{es icon}} [http://franc.apuntesperuanos.com/tag/Lince Why is Lince Ward still having problems?]
 {{Districts of Lima and Callao}}