La Molina District
La Molina is a district of Lima, Peru. Created in 1962, it has been recognised as one of the most affluent areas of the country. It has green parks, gated communities and multi-million dollar mansions.- Type: Suburb with 141,000 residents
- Description: district of Lima, Peru
- Also known as: “Districte de La Molina” and “La Molina”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Estadio Monumental "U" and Lima Peru Temple.
Estadio Monumental "U"
Sports venue
Estadio Monumental "U" is a football stadium in the district of Ate in Lima, Peru. Estadio Monumental "U" is situated 3 km northwest of La Molina District.
Lima Peru Temple
Church
The Lima Peru Temple is the 38th operating temple… Lima Peru Temple is situated 3½ km west of La Molina District.
Estadio Municipal de la Molina
Stadium
Estadio Municipal de la Molina is a stadium, which is situated 3 km east of La Molina District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Lima and Santa María de Huachipa.
Santa María de Huachipa
Village
Santa María de Huachipa is a town in Lurigancho-Chosica, a district of Lima Province, Peru. Santa María de Huachipa is situated 8 km northwest of La Molina District.
La Molina District
- Categories: district of Peru and locality
- Location: La Molina, Lima, Lima region, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-12.07798° or 12° 4′ 41″ south
Longitude
-76.91728° or 76° 55′ 2″ west
Population
141,000
Elevation
500 metres (1,640 feet)
UN/LOCODE
PE LAM
Open location code
57V5W3CM+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Welsh—“La Molina District” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “La Molina jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
- Catalan: “La Molina”
- Cebuano: “La Molina (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “La Molina”
- Chinese: “拉莫利納區”
- Dutch: “La Molina”
- French: “La Molina”
- German: “Distrikt La Molina”
- German: “La Molina”
- Indonesian: “Distrik La Molina”
- Italian: “Distretto di La Molina”
- Italian: “La Molina”
- Portuguese: “La Molina”
- Quechua: “La Molina distritu”
- Quechua: “Mulina listritu”
- Russian: “Ла-Молина”
- Spanish: “Distrito de La Molina”
- Swedish: “La Molina”
- Urdu: “لا مولینا ضلع”
- Welsh: “La Molina”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Portada de la Planicie and La Planicie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Plaza de armas and Municipalidad de La Molina.
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