Santa Anita is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima. Officially established as a district on October 25, 1989, from parts of Ate and El Agustino separated by the Rio Surco, a ditch which went all the way to Santiago de Surco.

Santa Anita
District
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Location of Santa Anita in the Lima province
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Lima
Founded	October 25, 1989
Capital	Santa Anita
Subdivisions	1 populated center
Government
• Mayor	José Luis Nole Palomino (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	196,214
• Density	18,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	150137
Website	munisantanita.gob.pe

The current mayor (alcalde) of Santa Anita is José Luis Nole. The district's postal code is 43. The core sections of Santa Anita are: Santa Anita proper, originally a section of Ate; and Los Ficus and Universal, originally sections of El Agustino. Industrial areas to the east of Santa Anita and Universal mark the boundary with Ate.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 10.69 km². Its administrative center is located 195 meters above sea level.

Boundaries

• North: El Agustino and Ate
• East: Ate
• South: El Agustino and Ate
• West: El Agustino

Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 154,359 inhabitants and a population density of 14,439.6 inhabitants/km². In 1999, there were 27,908 households in the district.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru

References

External links

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• (in Spanish) Municipal website

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