Department of Lima

Lima Departamento de Lima (Spanish) Lima suyu (Quechua)
Department
Jirishanca and Rondoy mountains
Flag Seal
Location of the Department of Lima in Peru
Coordinates: 11°51′S 76°27′W / 11.85°S 76.45°W / -11.85; -76.45
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	9 provinces and 171 districts
Established	12 February 1821
Founded by	José de San Martín
Capital	Lima (de jure) Huacho (de facto seat of the Regional Government of Lima-Provinces)
Government
• Governor	Rosa Vásquez Cuadrado
Area
• Total	32,129.31 km2 (12,405.20 sq mi)
Highest elevation	5,654 m (18,550 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	864,853
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
UBIGEO	15
Dialing code	01
ISO 3166 code	PE-LIM
Principal resources	N/A
Poverty rate	N/A
Percentage of Peru's GDP	N/A
Website	www.gob.pe/regionlima/

The Department of Lima (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlima]), 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 department; this province is autonomous and not under the jurisdiction of the regional government since 2003.