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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 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.
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 province of Lima is located in the central coast of Peru and is the only province in the country not belonging to any of the twenty-five regions, thus being quasi-autonomous. Its capital is Lima, which is also the nation's capital. Despite its small area, this province is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Peruvian economy.
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 ...
Jan. 16—LIMA — The city of Lima announced a pay increase for new and existing police officers to start the year in a press conference Tuesday morning. Mayor Sharetta Smith said that the ...
The Government Palace (Spanish: Palacio de Gobierno), also known as the House of Pizarro, is the seat of the executive branch of the Peruvian government, and the official residence of the president of Peru. [1] The palace is a stately government building, occupying the northern side of the Plaza Mayor in Peru's capital city, Lima.
The first intendant of Lima (who took office in 1784) was the visitor general Jorge Escobedo y Alarcón , [3] approved by the king on January 24 of 1785. In 1787, the mayor's office was left in the hands of the viceroy until 1805 when Juan María Gálvez, then intendant of Huancavelica , took office, being named on September 22, 1804. [ 4 ]