Lurigancho-Chosica

Lurigancho is a district of Lima, . It is located in the valley of the , which it shares with neighboring and districts. Its capital is the town of , located 861 m above sea level.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 1,040,000 residents
  • Description: district of Lima province, Peru
  • Also known as: “distrito de Lurigancho”, “distrito de Lurigancho Chosica”, “Luricancho”, “Lurigancho Chosica district”, “Lurigancho district”, “San Juan de Lurigancho”, and “SJL”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Los Jardines and Los Postes.

Metro station
Photo: Ovruni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Lima and Callao Metro station on Line 1.

Metro station
Photo: Ovruni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Lima and Callao Metro station on Line 1.

Prison
Photo: Ministerio de Defensa del Perú, CC BY 2.0.
Lurigancho Penitentiary Establishment…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Lima and Central Lima.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Rio Rimac North is the section of north of Rio…

Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central , comprises the districts of Lima…

Village
is a town in Lurigancho-Chosica, a district of Lima Province, Peru. is situated 7 km east of Lurigancho-Chosica.

Lurigancho-Chosica

Latitude
-12.00173° or 12° 0′ 6″ south
Longitude
-77.00841° or 77° 0′ 30″ west
Population
1,040,000
Elevation
214 metres (702 feet)
Open location code
57V4XXXR+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 821375121
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3935724
Wiki­data ID
Q2718534
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Swedish—“Lurigancho-Chosica” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Lurigancho-Chosica jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Lurigancho”
  • Catalan: “Lurigancho”
  • Cebuano: “Lurigancho”
  • Chinese: “盧里甘喬-喬西卡區”
  • Dutch: “Lurigancho”
  • French: “Lurigancho-Chosica”
  • German: “Distrikt Lurigancho-Chosica”
  • German: “Distrikt Lurigancho”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Lurigancho-Chosica”
  • Italian: “Lurigancho-Chosica”
  • Japanese: “ルリガンチョ＝チョシカ”
  • Portuguese: “Lurigancho”
  • Quechua: “Lurigancho-Chosica distritu”
  • Quechua: “Lurikanchu-Chusiqa listritu”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Lurigancho-Chosica”
  • Swedish: “Lurigancho”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Asociación Pro Vivienda Las Begonias and Inca Manco Capac.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Los Ebanos and CETPRO Lider Car.

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