Lince District

Lince
Lince
District
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Lince in the Lima province
	Coordinates: 12°06′S 77°03′W / 12.100°S 77.050°W
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Lima
Founded	May 29, 1936
Capital	Lince
Subdivisions	1 populated center
Government
• Mayor	Vicente Amable Escalante ; (2019–2022)
Area
• Total	3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation	117 m (384 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	54,711
• Density	1,823,168/km2 (4,721,980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	150116
Website	munilince.gob.pe

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 Vicente Amable Escalante. The district's postal code is 14. Until 1936, when it was made into a separate district, Lince was attached to Miraflores and San Isidro district.

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 Luis Bedoya Avenue and Expressway.

North to South, Lince follows the block numbering started in Santa Beatriz section of Lima District and its parallel in Jesús María, however, there are a few north-south avenues that do not have a Santa Beatriz counterpart, the district have a common area that is the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hospital with Jesús María, particularly on the East Side.

Although not commonly known, Lince possesses a great concentration of Art Deco architecture, comparable in density and style to the highly appreciated Art Deco architecture of the South Beach district of Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Many of these art deco buildings in Lince (which include homes, businesses, schools, etc.), are well maintained and have endured little modification from their original design in the late 1930s. The area, however, is not yet regarded as a tourism district nor as a historic preservation area.

Boundaries

North: Jesús María and Lima
East: La Victoria
South: San Isidro
West: San Isidro and Jesús María

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.