Santiago de Surco

Santiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of , . It is bordered on the north with the district of and ; on the east with San Juan de Miraflores, on the west with , Surquillo, and , and on the south with .
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  • Type: Locality with 329,000 residents
  • Description: district of Lima, Peru
  • Also known as: Distrito de Santiago de Surco
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gold Museum of Peru and Parque Reducto No. 5.

Museum
The and Weapons of the World, also known simply as the is a Peruvian archaeology and war museum located in the neighbourhood of Monterrico, Santiago de Surco, .

Park
Redoubt No. 5 Park is a 1,210 m2 public park located in Angamos Avenue, in , , . Located in a former redoubt built by the Peruvian Army during the War of the Pacific, it was declared a National Monument in 1944, and a Patriotic Sanctuary in 1965.

Sports venue
The Coliseo Eduardo Dibos is a multi-purpose indoor arena located at the intersection of Angamos and Aviación avenues in , , . It is named after politician Eduardo Dibós Dammert, who served two times as mayor of Lima, from 1938 to 1940 and from 1950 to 1952.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barranco and East Lima.

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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.

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

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.

Santiago de Surco

Latitude
-12.127° or 12° 7′ 37″ south
Longitude
-76.9844° or 76° 59′ 4″ west
Population
329,000
Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)
Open location code
57V5V2F8+66
Geo­Names ID
8351042
Wiki­data ID
Q427011
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Swedish—“Santiago de Surco” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Santiago de Surco jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Catalan: Santiago de Surco
  • Cebuano: Santiago De Surco
  • Chinese: 圣地亚哥德苏尔科区
  • Chinese: 聖地亞哥德蘇爾科區
  • Danish: Distrito de Santiago de Surco
  • Danish: Santiago de Surco
  • Dutch: Santiago de Surco
  • French: Santiago de Surco
  • German: Distrikt Santiago de Surco
  • Italian: Distretto di Santiago de Surco
  • Italian: Santiago de Surco
  • Japanese: サンティアゴ・デ・スルコ
  • Portuguese: Santiago de Surco
  • Quechua: Surku distritu
  • Quechua: Surqu listritu
  • Spanish: Distrito de Santiago de Surco
  • Spanish: Santiago de Surco
  • Spanish: Surco
  • Swedish: Santiago de Surco

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