San Isidro District, Lima

San Isidro (Lima 27) is a district of the Lima Province in Peru, and one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima.

Officially established on April 24, 1930, San Isidro has become a major financial quarter in recent years, as many banks and businesses left downtown Lima to set up their headquarters in modern office blocks.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 9.78 km². Its administrative center is located at 109 meters above sea level.

Boundaries

• North: La Victoria, Lince and Jesús María
• East: San Borja
• South: Miraflores and Surquillo
• West: Magdalena del Mar and the Pacific Ocean

For more than fifty years, the border at the western area of the district has been disputed with neighboring Magdalena del Mar. A judge ordered the councils of both districts to deposit the money of the affected areas' taxpayers in the National Bank of Peru until this long-standing conflict is resolved.

Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 68,438 inhabitants and a population density of 6,165.6 persons/km². In 1999, there were 20,598 households in the district.

Culture

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Panoramic view of San Isidro as seen from the southwest, across the Lima Golf Club, founded in 1924.

San Isidro prides itself on being home to many Peruvian artists. A few museums, as well as the Huaca Huallamarca, a pre-Inca burying temple which dates back to the 4th century where concerts and exhibitions are held occasionally, show the cultural heritage of the district.

Notable residents of San Isidro include painter Fernando de Szyszlo and Miss Peru 1965 Frieda Holler, among others.

Trivia

• There are 34 embassies and consulates in San Isidro, which are Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Uruguay.

• The Hotel Westin Libertador, the tallest building in Peru, is located in the district.

• Lima's most important avenues (Javier Prado and Paseo de la Republica), criss-cross the district.

• With 21 bank headquarters and 50 agencies, San Isidro is the financial center of Peru.

• Monuments to Peruvian heroes and other world personalities (Ghandi, John Paul II, etc)

• There are 15 Catholic Churches, synagogues and temples of other religions

External links

• Template:Es icon Municipalidad de San Isidro - San Isidro District Council official website
• Template:Es icon PUCP - Centro Cultural - Cultural Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, located on Avenida Camino Real in San Isidro
• Template:En icon Miramar Peru Real State Agency