Magdalena del Mar District

Magdalena del Mar, also known simply as Magdalena, is a seaside district of Lima Province in and one of the districts that comprise the city of .
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  • Type: Locality with 60,300 residents
  • Description: district of Lima, Peru
  • Also known as: Magdalena” and “Magdalena del Mar

Places of Interest

Highlights include Larco Herrera Museum and National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru.

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.

Museum
The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru is the largest and oldest museum in , housed at the Palacio de la Magdalena, located in the main square of Pueblo Libre, a district of , Peru.

Government office
The in Peru represents the permanent diplomatic mission of in . It is located at the Casa Gabaldoni, a former private residence by Luis Miró Quesada Garland at 326 Las Flores Avenue, in , having previously operated at its traditional location from 1938 to 2012.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima and Miraflores.

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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.

is a suburb or barrio of the capital city of . is known as Ciudad Heroica or the Heroic City. There are many parks, gardens, high rise apartment buildings, hotels, restaurants and shops.

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.

Magdalena del Mar District

Latitude
-12.0938° or 12° 5′ 38″ south
Longitude
-77.0667° or 77° 4′ 0″ west
Population
60,300
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
57V4WW4M+F8
Geo­Names ID
8351040
Wiki­data ID
Q3303729
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Swedish—“Magdalena del Mar District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Magdalena del Mar jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Catalan: Magdalena del Mar
  • Cebuano: Magdalena Del Mar
  • Chinese: 濱海馬格達萊納區
  • Dutch: Magdalena del Mar
  • French: Magdalena del Mar
  • French: Magdalena
  • German: Distrikt Magdalena del Mar
  • Italian: Distretto di Magdalena del Mar
  • Italian: Magdalena del Mar
  • Italian: Magdalena
  • Japanese: マグダレナ・デル・マール
  • Japanese: マグダレナ・デル・マール地区
  • Persian: بخش ماگدالنا دل مار
  • Persian: ماگدالنا دل مار
  • Portuguese: Magdalena del Mar
  • Quechua: Hatunquchamanta Maqlalina listritu
  • Quechua: Magdalena del Mar distritu
  • Quechua: Magdalena del Mar
  • Spanish: Distrito de Magdalena del Mar
  • Spanish: Magdalena del Mar
  • Spanish: Magdalena
  • Swedish: Magdalena del Mar

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hospital V. Larco Herrera and Parque La Pera del Amor.

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