Rímac District

Rímac is a district of Lima, . It is one of the oldest parts of the city, and was formally made into a district in 1920. Due to its age, vestiges of the city's Spanish era remain today in the district's Monumental Zone or the old quarter.
  • Suburb with about 197,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (460 feet)
  • …is also known as “Rímac”
  • Description: district of Lima, Peru

Places of Interest

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Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.
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The is a French-style country mansion…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Lima and Lima.
Central , comprises the districts of Lima…
is a neighbourhood of .
5 km south of Rímac District
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Latitude
-12.02668° or 12° 1′ 36″ south
Longitude
-77.03409° or 77° 2′ 3″ west
Open location code
57V4XXF8+89
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Urdu—“Rímac District” goes by many names.
Rimac jisk’a t’aqa suyuAymara
RímacCatalan
RimacCebuano
里馬克區Chinese
RímacDutch
RímacGalician
Distretto di RímacItalian
RímacItalian
Rimaq distrituQuechua
RímacSlovenian
RímacSwedish
ریماک ڈسٹرکٹUrdu

Localities in the Area

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