Mary of the Triumph Town District is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the Cono Sur area of the city of Lima. It was officially established as a district on December 28, 1961. The current mayor (alcalde) of Villa María del Triunfo is Eloy Chávez Hernández.

Geography

The district has a total land area of 70.57 km2. Its administrative center is located 158 meters above sea level.

Villa María del Triunfo

Boundaries

North: La Molina

East: Pachacámac

South: Villa El Salvador and Lurín

West: San Juan de Miraflores

Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 329,057 inhabitants and a population density of 4662.8 persons/km2. In 1999, there were 71,889 households in the district. According to Propoli (http://www.propoli.org/quehacemos.htm) : the principal economic activities in the region are timber, restaurants, footwear, clothing, metalworking, tourism. Undernourishment rate is 14.76% Population without access to drinking water is 34.05% Population without electricity is 22.9%

Villa María del Triunfo

See also

Administrative divisions of Peru

List of mayors of Villa María del Triunfo District

Notes

External links

Official district's web site

Districts of Lima

Shanty towns in South America

Villa María del Triunfo