Lima

capital and largest city of Peru
City city Q2868
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Lima

Summary

Lima is a city[1]. Lima has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lima was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[3].
  • Lima is located in Lima[4].
  • Lima is in the country of Peru[5].
  • Lima is on the body of water Rímac River[6].
  • Lima's head of government is recorded as Rafael López-Aliaga[7].
  • Lima's head of government is recorded as Miguel Romero Sotelo[8].
  • Lima is on the continent of South America[9].
  • Lima's instance of is recorded as city[10].
  • Lima's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
  • Lima's instance of is recorded as geographical feature[12].
  • Lima's instance of is recorded as megacity[13].
  • Lima's instance of is recorded as largest city[14].
  • Lima's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[15].
  • Lima's anthem is recorded as Himno de Lima[16].
  • Lima's founder is recorded as Francisco Pizarro[17].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami[18].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Akhisar[19].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cleveland[20].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pescara[21].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as San José[22].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux[23].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing[24].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trujillo[25].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tegucigalpa[26].
  • Lima's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Paulo[27].

Body

Geography

Lima is in the country of Peru[5]. Lima is located in Lima[4]. Lima is on the body of water Rímac River[6]. Lima is on the continent of South America[9].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+9674755'}[28], {'amount': '+9943800'}[29], {'amount': '+8574974'}[30], {'amount': '+7819436'}[31], {'amount': '+26400'}[32], and {'amount': '+56600'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[10], big city[11], geographical feature[12], megacity[13], largest city[14], and administrative territorial entity[15].

History and Context

January 18, 1535 marks the founding of Lima[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lima include Lima syndrome[35], a psychological phenomenon[36]; Lima metropolitan area[37], a metropolitan area[38], in Peru[39]; and Lima Group[40], a contact group[41], in Venezuela[42], founded in 2017[43].

Why It Matters

Lima has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lima is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Lima include Lima syndrome[35], a psychological phenomenon[36]; Lima metropolitan area[37], a metropolitan area[38], in Peru[39]; and Lima Group[40], a contact group[41], in Venezuela[42], founded in 2017[43].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . bordeaux.fr. bordeaux.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . munlima.gob.pe. munlima.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . ovpm.org. Retrieved . ovpm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . munlima.gob.pe. Retrieved . munlima.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . m.inei.gob.pe. m.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . blog.pucp.edu.pe. blog.pucp.edu.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . blog.pucp.edu.pe. blog.pucp.edu.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 92315
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 92315, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  2. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id lima
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13968]]: lima, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/226429094|Lima (#226429094)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7294|GayCities city]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 467061
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 467061, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  4. 16d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag lima-peru
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: lima-peru, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941152|lima peru (#289941152)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  5. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Twinned administrative body Miami, Akhisar, Cleveland +17
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 111980, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  6. 9w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Treccani's enciclopedia italiana id lima
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id 122187612
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4223]]: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/lima/"
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