Lima Department
department of Peru
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Summary
Lima Department is a department of Peru[1]. It draws 2,350 Wikipedia views per month (department of peru category, ranking #4 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Peru[3]
- Country: Peru[4]
- Capital: Huacho[5]
- Shares border with: Áncash Department[6], Huanuco Department[7], Pasco Department[8], Junín Department[9], Huancavelica Department[10], Ica Department[11], Callao Region[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Barranca Province[13], Cajatambo Province[14], Cañete Province[15], Canta Province[16], Huaral Province[17], Huarochirí Province[18], Huaura province[19], Oyón province[20], Yauyos Province[21], Lima[22]
- Headquarters location: Huacho[23]
- Commons category: Lima Department[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Department of Lima[26]
- Population: 9,485,405[27], 8,445,211[28], 7,819,436[29], 6,386,308[30], 4,745,877[31], 10,628,470[32], 11,595,510[33]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the department of Lima[35]
- Category for people who died here: Q130476521[36]
- Native label: Lima[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 3692 m[38]
- Area: 34828.12 km²[39]
- Language used: Ayacucho Quechua[40], North Junín Quechua[41], Pacaraos Quechua[42], Wanka Quechua[43], Yauyos–Chincha Quechua[44], Jaqaru[45], Cajatambo North Lima Quechua[46], Ambo-Pasco Quechua[47], Shawsha Wanka[48], Chincha Quechua[49]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[50]
Why It Matters
Lima Department has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]