Chorrillos District

Chorrillos is a district of Lima, Peru. A middle-income residential district, it is located next to the Pacific Ocean and forms part of the city's area known as the Costa Verde, which is home to a number of beaches, as well as private clubs and the country's .
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  • Type: Locality with 377,000 residents
  • Description: district of Lima, Peru
  • Also known as: “Chorrillos” and “San Pedro de los Chorrillos”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Officers’ School of the National Police of Peru and Terminal Matellini.

College
The Officers' School of the National Police of Peru is a police academy in charge of training law enforcement recruits in . It is based in the Chorrillos District of , and is considered the alma mater of the police officers of the country.

Bus station
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Metropolitano is a bus rapid transit system serving the city of , Peru. Its construction began in the year 2006.

Military installation
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The is the institution in charge of the undergraduate education of officers of the Peruvian Army.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barranco and La Encantada de Villa.

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is a suburb or barrio of the capital city of . is south of Miraflores with many clubs and cafes popular among college students in Lima.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Chorrillos District

Latitude
-12.1927° or 12° 11′ 34″ south
Longitude
-77.0059° or 77° 0′ 21″ west
Population
377,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
57V4RX4V+WJ
Geo­Names ID
8350125
Wiki­data ID
Q2321093
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Chorrillos District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة تشوريوس”
  • Aymara: “Chorrillos jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
  • Catalan: “Chorrillos”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Chorrillos”
  • Cebuano: “Chorrillos (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Chorrillos”
  • Chinese: “喬里約斯區”
  • Czech: “Chorrillos”
  • Dutch: “Chorrillos”
  • French: “Chorrillos”
  • German: “Distrikt Chorrillos”
  • Italian: “Chorrillos”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Chorrillos”
  • Latin: “Chorrillos”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chorrillos”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chorrillos”
  • Portuguese: “Chorrillos”
  • Quechua: “Chorrillos distritu”
  • Quechua: “Distrito de Chorrillos”
  • Russian: “Чоррильос”
  • Slovak: “Chorrillos”
  • Spanish: “Chorrillos”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Chorrillos”
  • Spanish: “San Pedro de los Chorrillos”
  • Swedish: “Armatambo”
  • Swedish: “Chorrillos”
  • Ukrainian: “Чоррільйос”
  • Urdu: “چوریلوس ضلع”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Urbanización La Encantada and Villa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cerros Santa Teresa and Cerro Manchado.

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