San Luis District, Lima

San Luis is a district of the Lima Province in . In San Luis the National Sports Village is located in charge of the Peruvian Sports Institute, which has facilities for the practice of various sports.
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  • Type: Locality with 52,100 residents
  • Description: district of Lima, Peru
  • Also known as: San Luis

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alejandro Villanueva Stadium and Museum of the Nation.

Stadium
The Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, popularly known as Matute, is a football stadium located in the Matute neighborhood of the district in , .

Museum
The Museo de la Nación is one of two major museums of Peruvian history in , . It is much larger than the other main museum in Lima, the Peruvian National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History, but currently it is not being used as a museum, carrying only very sporadic exhibitions.

Theater building
The is a multi-purpose theatre and concert hall in , . It is part of the Cultural Tridium, and is flanked by the and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Lima and Central Lima.

Eastern Lima describes the districts of La Molina, Cieneguilla, Ate Vitarte, Santa Anita, San Juan de Lurigancho, Lurigancho-Chosica, Chaclacayo in , .

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

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.

San Luis District, Lima

Latitude
-12.0741° or 12° 4′ 27″ south
Longitude
-76.9972° or 76° 59′ 50″ west
Population
52,100
Elevation
191 metres (627 feet)
Open location code
57V5W2G3+94
Geo­Names ID
8351032
Wiki­data ID
Q3312459
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Swedish—“San Luis District, Lima” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: San Luis jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Catalan: Districte de San Luis
  • Catalan: San Luis
  • Cebuano: San Luis (distrito sa Peru, Lima, Lima, lat -12,07, long -77,00)
  • Cebuano: San Luis
  • Chinese: 聖路易區
  • Dutch: San Luis
  • French: San Luis
  • German: Distrikt San Luis
  • Italian: Distretto di San Luis
  • Italian: San Luis
  • Portuguese: San Luis (distrito de Lima)
  • Portuguese: San Luis
  • Quechua: Distrito de San Luis
  • Quechua: San Luis distritu
  • Spanish: Distrito de San Luis
  • Spanish: San Luis
  • Swedish: San Luis

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Highlights include Cerro Agustino and Puente Trebol.

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