La Victoria District, Lima
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| La Victoria | |
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 Location of La Victoria in the Lima Province |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Province | Lima |
| Founded | February 2, 1920 |
| Capital | La Victoria |
| Area | |
| Area Elevation |
8.74 km2 133 metres (436 ft) |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density |
190,218 21,764.1/km² |
| Mayor | Alberto Sanchez Aizcorbe Carranza |
| Subdivisions | 1 populated center |
| UBIGEO | 150115 |
| Official website | |
| www.munilavictoria.gob.pe | |
La Victoria is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima.One of the most populous in Lima.
La Victoria borders downtown Lima on the northwest, the district of Lince on the west, San Isidro on the southwest, San Borja on the south, San Luis on the east, and El Agustino on the northeast.
La Victoria has several sections:
- La Victoria proper extends from Avenida Grau in the north to Avenida Mexico in the south and from Paseo de la República Expressway in the west to Avenida San Pablo in the east. It is the most populous sector and it is filled with mom-and-pop stores, although Avenida Iquitos has a thriving auto parts sector. Gamarra Street is known in the entire city as a steady, if poor, clothier's row.
- Balconcillo, immediately south of Avenida Mexico running toward Avenida Canadá, is slightly more residential, although it has some industrial offices, such as the local Ajinomoto and Xerox licensee offices.
- Santa Catalina, running south from Avenida Canadá toward Avenida Javier Prado (marking the boundaries with San Isidro and San Borja districts) is the most residential and affluent section of all the district.
- The areas around Cerro (Mount) San Cosme and Cerro El Pino, two completely built-over hills in the northeastern section of the district, are sometimes counted as part of La Victoria proper, but they follow street layouts of their own. This sector is known as La Parada, from the nickname of well-known wholesale produce market there, as well as several informal company bus terminals located there.
La Victoria is home of one of Peru's most popular soccer teams: Alianza Lima. The Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, homefield for Alianza Lima is located near the Matute housing project in the southern part of La Victoria proper.La Victoria is full of history, it is located in the heart of Lima.
La Victoria is however one of the dangeroust places in peru, plagued by crime.The moment it is most save to go there is when the team Alianza Lima plays against a minor team from out of Lima, and even then its strongly advised by al tourist bureaus to stay well clear of the neighbourhood.The only safe way to go there is of you live there or you walk with someone who lives there. Especially the neighbourhoods Mendozita, Tacora, La Parada and Cerro San Cosme and Cerro El Pino are very dangerous, the police refuses to enter these neighbourhoods. But Gang violence, prostitution, drug traffic and gunfights are more than common in La Victoria.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official district's web site
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| Districts | |
| Central Lima | Breña · La Victoria · Lima · Rimac · |
| Residential Lima | Barranco · Jesús María · La Molina · Lince · Magdalena · Miraflores · Pueblo Libre ·San Borja · San Isidro · San Miguel · Santiago de Surco · Surquillo |
| Cono Este | Ate · Cieneguilla · Chaclacayo · El Agustino · Lurigancho (Chosica) · San Luis · Santa Anita |
| Cono Norte | Ancón · Carabayllo · Comas · Independencia · Los Olivos · Puente Piedra · San Juan de Lurigancho · San Martin de Porres · Santa Rosa |
| Cono Sur | Chorrillos · Lurín · Pachacamac · Pucusana · Punta Hermosa · Punta Negra · San Bartolo · San Juan de Miraflores · Santa María del Mar · Villa el Salvador · Villa María del Triunfo |
| Callao | Bellavista · Callao District · Carmen de la Legua Reynoso· La Perla · La Punta · Ventanilla District |
