La Victoria District, Lima

La Victoria District
Distrito de La Victoria (Spanish)
Flag of La Victoria District
Coat of arms of La Victoria District
Location of La Victoria in the Lima province
Location of La Victoria in the Lima province
Coordinates: 12°3′54″S 76°1′52″W / 12.06500°S 76.03111°W / -12.06500; -76.03111
Country Peru
RegionLima
ProvinceLima
FoundedFebruary 2, 1920
CapitalLa Victoria
Subdivisions1 populated center
Government
 • MayorRubén Cano
(2023-2026)
Area
 • Total8.74 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Elevation
133 m (436 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total195,620
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO150115
Websitemunilavictoria.gob.pe

The district of La Victoria is one of the forty-three districts that make up the province of Lima, located in Peru. It borders to the north and northeast with the district of Lima, to the east with the district of San Luis, to the southeast with the district of San Borja, to the south with the district of San Isidro, and to the west with the district of Lince and again with the Lima district. La Victoria is a historical and very busy public district located in downtown Lima. The current mayor of La Victoria is Rubén Dioscorides Andrés Cano Altez.

From the hierarchical point of view of the Catholic Church, it is part of the Episcopal Vicariate V of the Archdiocese of Lima.[2]

  1. ^ "Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú".
  2. ^ "Vicarías Episcopales". Arzobispado de Lima (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-06.

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