Lurigancho is a district of Lima, Peru. It is located in the valley of the Rímac River, which it shares with neighboring Chaclacayo and Ate districts. Its capital is the town of Chosica, located 861 m (2,825 ft) above sea level.
History
The district was created on January 2, 1857, with the town of Lurigancho (in the current San Juan de Lurigancho district, split off in 1967) as its capital. It had a population of 1248 inhabitants, most of them dedicated to agricultural activities, according to the census of 1876. == Politics ==
Politics
Its capital, Chosica, is located in the extreme east of the district, near the border with the Province of Huarochirí. Subdivisions Lurigancho has one minor populated centre inside the urban core of Lima, which is Santa María de Huachipa which is located in the extreme west of the district and adjacent to San Juan de Lurigancho. Other notable urban areas in this zone are Jicamarca and Cajamarquilla, where one of the principal zinc refineries of the country is located. In the mountain zone in proximity to the refinery is located the Jicamarca Radio Observatory. == Geography ==
Geography
Boundaries • North: Huarochirí Province in the Lima Region • East: Huarochirí Province • South: Chaclacayo, Ate and El Agustino • West: San Juan de Lurigancho Climate {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Ñaña (Peruvian Union University), elevation , (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 26.3 | Feb high C = 27.2 | Mar high C = 27.1 | Apr high C = 26.2 | May high C = 24.7 | Jun high C = 22.5 | Jul high C = 21.6 | Aug high C = 21.9 | Sep high C = 22.7 | Oct high C = 23.5 | Nov high C = 24.1 | Dec high C = 25.0 | year high C = 24.4 | Jan low C = 17.3 | Feb low C = 18.4 | Mar low C = 18.4 | Apr low C = 17.2 | May low C = 15.2 | Jun low C = 12.8 | Jul low C = 11.8 | Aug low C = 11.4 | Sep low C = 12.5 | Oct low C = 13.7 | Nov low C = 14.5 | Dec low C = 15.7 | year low C = 14.9 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 0.7 | Feb precipitation mm = 1.1 | Mar precipitation mm = 0.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 0.1 | May precipitation mm = 0.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 0.6 | Jul precipitation mm = 0.7 | Aug precipitation mm = 0.5 | Sep precipitation mm = 0.4 | Oct precipitation mm = 0.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 0.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 0.3 | year precipitation mm = 5.5 | source 1 = NOAA == Demographics ==
Demographics
According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 125,088 inhabitants and a population density of 529 persons/km². In 1999, there were 32,327 households in the district. == Culture ==
Culture
Education Colegio Peruano-Alemán Beata Imelda, a German school, is in the district. Colegio Santa Rosa de Chosica, private, Catholic School. Colegio 0058 Cusco == See also ==