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Lima is made up of thirty-one densely populated districts, each headed by a local mayor and the Mayor of Lima, whose authority extends to these and the twelve outer districts of the Lima province. The city's historic center is located in the Cercado de Lima district, locally known as simply Lima, or as "El Centro" ("Center").
The Regional Government of Lima (Spanish: Gobierno Regional de Lima; GORE Lima) is the regional government that represents the Department of Lima.It is the body with legal identity in public law and its own assets, which is in charge of the administration of nine provinces of the department (without the province of Lima), on the central coast of Peru.
The following is a list of mayors of Lima since the city's foundation in 1535. Under Spanish rule , the city's cabildo was headed by an Alcalde ordinario . [ a ] Currently, the city's local government is under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima .
The Department of Lima (Spanish pronunciation:), known as the Department of the Capital (Spanish: Departamento de la Capital) until 1823, [1] is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru; the seat of the regional government is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of ...
The Lima Province, located in the central coast of the country, is unique in that it does not belong to any of the twenty-five regions. (The city of Lima, which is the nation's capital, is located in this province.) Callao is also its own region, containing only one province, the Constitutional Province of Callao.
The President of Peru is the head of state and the head of government, who is elected to a term of five years; incumbents cannot be re-elected for a second consecutive term. [1] Family members may also not immediately succeed in another family member's presidency. [2] The executive branch, in addition to the legislative branch, may propose ...
Revenue increases government's net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.
The judicial branch of government is headed by a 16-member Supreme Court seated in Lima. The National Council of the Judiciary appoints judges to this court. The Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) interprets the constitution on matters of individual rights. Superior courts in regional capitals review appeals from decisions by lower ...