Ancón District
Ancón is a district of northern Lima Province in Peru. It is a popular beach resort, visited every summer by million of people from Lima. Officially established as a district on October 29, 1874, segregating itself from the Carabayllo district.- Type: District of Peru
- Description: district of Lima, Peru
- Location: Peru, South America
Latitude -11.7016° or 11° 42' 5.7" south | Longitude -77.0988° or 77° 5' 55.8" west |
Population 62,900 | Elevation 368 metres (1207 feet) |
GeoNames ID 8350184 |
Also Known As
- Aymara: Ancón jisk'a t'aqa suyu
- Catalan: Ancón
- Catalan: Districte d'Ancón
- Cebuano: Ancon (distrito sa Peru)
- Cebuano: Ancon
- Chinese: 安孔區
- Dutch: Ancón
- English: Ancon
- English: Ancón
- Esperanto: Distrikto de Ancón
- French: Ancon
- French: Ancón
- French: District d'Ancón
- French: district d'Ancón
- German: Distrikt Ancón
- Italian: Ancón
- Italian: Distretto di Ancón
- Japanese: アンコン地区
- Persian: بخش انکون
- Portuguese: Ancón
- Portuguese: Distrito de Ancón
- Quechua: Ancón distritu
- Quechua: Ankun listritu
- Quechua: Distrito de Ancón
- Spanish: Ancon
- Spanish: Ancón
- Spanish: Distrito de Ancon
- Spanish: Distrito de Ancón
- Swedish: Ancón
In the Area
Localities
- Villas de AncónNeighborhood, 6 km southwest
- Villa Mar de AncónNeighborhood, 8 km southwest
- San Pedro de AncónNeighborhood, 9 km southwest
- Ciudad PymeVillage, 10 km southwest
Landmarks
- Loma EncantoMountain
- Cerro NegroMountain, 6 km north
- Loma AncónMountain, 6 km west
- Cerro HuatocayMountain, 6 km east
Other Places
- Quebrada InocentesIntermittent stream, 3½ km southwest
- Quebrada QuebradillaIntermittent stream, 4½ km south
- Quebrada Río SecoIntermittent stream, 4½ km south
- Señal Loma AnconTriangulation station, 6 km west
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