Independencia District, Lima

Independencia
Independencia
District
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Independencia in the Lima Province
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Lima
Founded	March 16, 1964
Capital	Independencia
Subdivisions	1 populated center
Government
• Mayor	Yuri Pando ; (2019-2022) (Siempre Unidos)
Area
• Total	14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	211,360
• Density	15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	150112
Website	muniindependencia.gob.pe

Independencia is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the north area of the city.

History[]

In the Viceroyalty and early years of the republic, it was part of the great territory of Carabayllo.

Until the decade of the 1950s, the strong migration produced from the interior of the country brought waves of families to the capital looking for a better future in the capital.

In the mid of this context, and given the need of these migrant families to acquire their own land, in 1959 the Associations of Parents of Pro-housing Families "Tahuantinsuyo" and "Pampa de Cueva - Independencia" were founded.

On the morning of November 17, 1960, some families, entered the deserts along kilometers 5 and 6 of Túpac Amaru Avenue, the old road to Canta, in a very organized manner.

Faced with the repression, the families withdrew until they reached kilometer four, next to the railway, where they resisted for 37 days in the face of inclement weather, lack of services, medicine and food. It was in this period that the death of some children on the railway tracks occurred. Tribute was paid to this sacrifice by naming one of the main streets of the district after "Los Niños Martires".

In the following years, the area of "Pampa de Repartición" located at kilometer six and a half, in the district of Comas, was urbanized, establishing the Tahuantinsuyo Urbanization; then the land of "Pampa El Ermitaño" in Rímac District was occupied, located at kilometer four, other extensions of land would later be populated, integrating the human settlements of the peripheries. And finally the Industrial zone in San Martín de Porres was occupied.

After the complaints of the neighbors, the Congress decided to create a new district.

Officially created district on March 16, 1964. For Law 14965. The new district is segregated from San Martín de Porres, Comas and Rímac Districts.

Economy[]

The district of Independencia is generally enabled by popular families of medium, medium-low and low socioeconomic status.

However, it is considered the new economic pole of Lima, due to the large number of businesses, malls and ventures that occur in the area.

The district has the busiest shopping centers in the city:

Malls[]

(North Plaza Mall), the largest shopping center in the country.
MegaPlaza Norte
Royal Plaza

Markets[]

Universities[]

San Ignacio de Loyola University

Institutes and polytechnics[]

Cibertec
Certus

Cultural Centers[]

ICPNA - Peruvian North American Cultural Institute

Transport[]

Metropolitano (El Milagro, Tomás Valle, Los Jazmines, Independencia, Pacífico, Izaguirre and Naranjal Station)
101 Bus (Corredor Amarillo)

Geography[]

The district has a total land area of 14.56 km². Its administrative center is located 130 meters above sea level.

Boundaries[]

Demographics[]

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, Independencia has 206,843 inhabitants and a population density of 14,206.3 persons/km². In 1999, there were 36,999 households in the district.

Authorities[]

Mayors[]

1967-1969: Victoriano García Delgadillo.
1970: Arturo Novoa Torres.
1971: Claudio Pinedo Acuña.
1971: Amadeo Gonzáles Rumiche
1971-1975: Claudio Pinedo Acuña.
1975: Emiliano Moriano Luján.
1976-1979: Luis Alvarado Díaz.
1979: Fidencio Cueva Roca.
1980: Francisco Ruiz Mencía.
1980: César Rodríguez Galindo.
1981-1983: Leoncio Vigo Loja.
1984-1989: Esther Moreno Huerta.
1990-1992: Jesús Manuel Cáceres Fanaola.
1993-1995: Jenny Jesús Olivera Olivera.
1996-1997: Roberto Vidal Vidal.
1997-1998: Néstor Pajuelo Chavarría.
1998-2002: Guillermo Chacaltana Yerén.
2003-2006: Víctor Yuri Vilela Seminario
2007-2010: Lovell Yomond Vargas.
2011-2018: Evans Rodolfo Sifuentes Ocaña.
2019-2022: Yuri Pando.

External links[]

(in Spanish) Official district's web site
(in Spanish) Historical Graphic

Coordinates: 11°59′30″S 77°03′00″W / 11.99167°S 77.05000°W / -11.99167; -77.05000

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