Saint Isidro District
Distrito de San Isidro (Spanish)
Financial Center of San Isidro in Lima, Peru
Financial Center of San Isidro in Lima, Peru
Flag of Saint Isidro District
Coat of arms of Saint Isidro District
Location of San Isidro in the Lima Province
Location of San Isidro in the Lima Province
Coordinates: 12°05′57″S 77°02′05″W / 12.09917°S 77.03472°W / -12.09917; -77.03472
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceLima
CreatedApril 24, 1931
Government
  MayorNancy Vizurraga
(2023-2026)
Area
  Total11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
  Total71,039
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO140124
Websitewww.munisanisidro.gob.pe

San Isidro is an upscale district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the west center of the city, it has a few meters of coastline. Officially created on April 24, 1931,[2] San Isidro, along with Orrantia and Country Club districts, was separated from Miraflores.

San Isidro has become a major financial quarter in recent years, as many banks and businesses left downtown Lima to set up their headquarters in modern office blocks. It is inhabited by mostly upper middle and upper-class families.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 9.78 km2. Its administrative center is located at 109 meters above sea level.

Boundaries

Santo Toribio Avenue.

For more than fifty years, the border at the western area of the district has been disputed with neighboring Magdalena del Mar. A judge ordered the councils of both districts to deposit the money of the affected areas' taxpayers in the National Bank of Peru until this long-standing conflict is resolved.

Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 68,438 inhabitants and a population density of 6,165.6 persons/km2. In 1999, there were 20,598 households in the district.

Culture

San Isidro prides itself on being home to many Peruvian artists. A few museums, as well as the Wak'a Wallamarka, a pre-Inca burying temple which dates back to the 4th century where concerts and exhibitions are held occasionally, showing the cultural heritage of the district.

Notable residents of San Isidro have include painter Fernando de Szyszlo, former presidents Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Martín Vizcarra, and other politicians such as Javier Perez de Cuellar, José Antonio García Belaúnde, and Francisco Tudela, among others.

Trivia

References

  1. "Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú".
  2. Law establishing San Isidro
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