Jesús María District, Lima

Jesús María is one of the most centrally located districts of , . It is an upper class, high-density district and it usually ranks in the top districts with the best quality of life in Peru with an HDI of 0.8372, only behind the districts of La Molina and Lince.
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  • Type: Locality with 75,400 residents
  • Description: district of Peru
  • Also known as: Jesus Maria” and “Jesús María

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Stadium of Peru and Larco Herrera Museum.

Sports venue
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , . Its current capacity is 50,086 seats as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation without the lodges for some thousands more.

Museum
The Larco Museum is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of , . The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building.

Government office
The is an international organization in South America. It consists of the member states , , and and aims at the economic, political and social integration of these states. is situated 3½ km southeast of Jesús María District, Lima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lima and West Lima.

is the capital of and its largest city. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the modern city is a curious mix of the modern mega city with some 'islands of modernity', large but orderly slum areas and colonial architecture in downtown.

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Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel districts of Lima, to the south of the Rimac River and west of Av. Arequipa. The related districts of , and have their own pages.

Central , comprises the districts of Lima, Breña, Jesús María, Lince, La Victoria, San Luis, El Agustino and Rímac.

Jesús María District, Lima

Latitude
-12.0776° or 12° 4′ 39″ south
Longitude
-77.0467° or 77° 2′ 48″ west
Population
75,400
Elevation
111 metres (364 feet)
Open location code
57V4WXC3+X8
Geo­Names ID
3937643
Wiki­data ID
Q2723643
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Swedish—“Jesús María District, Lima” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Jesús María jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Catalan: Districte de Jesús María
  • Catalan: Jesús María
  • Cebuano: Jesús María
  • Chinese: 赫蘇斯瑪麗亞區
  • Czech: Jesús María
  • Dutch: Jesús María
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Jesuo Maria
  • French: Jesús María
  • German: Distrikt Jesús María
  • Italian: Distretto di Jesús María
  • Italian: Jesús María
  • Japanese: ヘスス・マリア地区
  • Portuguese: Jesús María
  • Quechua: Distrito de Jesús María
  • Quechua: Jesús María distritu
  • Quechua: Jesús María
  • Spanish: Distrito de Jesús María
  • Spanish: Jesús María
  • Swedish: Jesús María, Lima
  • Swedish: Jesús María

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gran Hotel Bolívar and Universidad del Pacífico.

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