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Lima

South America

Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, and a primate city serving as the country's political, cultural, financial and commercial center. Following Peru's independence in 1821, Lima became the capital of the new republic. It had a city population of 9,600,000 as of 2025. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
9,600,000 1
2025 figure, from Lima's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
2672.3 1
Founding Year
1535 1
18 January 1535 is the date Lima's own Wikipedia infobox gives as its Established date, founded by Francisco Pizarro.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
154 2
Latitude
12.06 degrees south 1
Longitude
77.0375 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 3
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Peru, Countries

Lima is the capital of Peru.

Source Lima (Wikipedia)

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Peru, Countries

Lima is the capital of Peru.

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The Time of the Hero

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Source The Time of the Hero (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, sentence naming the settingtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, sentence naming the setting
It was Vargas Llosa's first novel and is set among the cadets at the Leoncio Prado Military Academy in Lima, which he attended as a teenager.

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Andina (news agency)

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Auna

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Backus and Johnston Brewery

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Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Perú

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Grupo ATV

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PeruRail

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Supermercados Peruanos

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Andean Community

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Constitutional Court of Peru

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Source Constitutional Court of Peru (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The court's historical headquarters are located in the city of Arequipa but its national operative headquarters are located in the capital city of Lima.
Supreme Court of Peru

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Club Universitario de Deportes

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Source Club Universitario de Deportes (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
in the capital city of Lima
Sources
1. Lima (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    9600000
  • Infobox, area
    • City 2,672.3 km2 (1,031.8 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    12°03′36″S 77°02′15″W
  • Infobox, established
    Established 18 January 1535; 491 years ago (1535-01-18)
  • Introduction
    Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, as well as a primate city.
  • Capital Of: Peru, Lead section, capital fact
    Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru, as well as a primate city.
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Lima (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 154 m
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3. GeoNames: Lima - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3936456
    -12.04318 -77.02824 P PPLC PE LMA 7737002 152 America/Lima
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 152 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -12.25, -77.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -12.25, -77.25
-12.25 -77.25 BWh
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Wikidata: Lima
Wikidata Q2868, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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