Miraflores District, Lima

The city, founded as San Miguel de Miraflores, acquired its present name () because of the nearly year-round bougainvillea bloom, even in the mid-16th century, when it was still an Inca village. == History ==

, Miraflores Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, Miraflores was one of the locations inhabited by members of the ancient Lima culture, which preceded the Inca Empire. The Huaca Pucllana (formerly Hispanicized as Juliana) serves as its only remaining remnant in the district, originally much larger in size. Once Spanish rule was established, the area became part of the district of Magdalena Vieja. replacing the original San Miguel de Miraflores Church. On , during the era of terrorism, a street in the district was targeted in a terrorist attack perpetrated by the Shining Path, which led to a crackdown on Peruvian insurgent groups, culminating in the group's leader being captured on September of the same year. The Tarata bombing was one of the largest attacks in the country and occurred near Avenida Larco. A monument was constructed in the site of the attack. == Politics ==

Miraflores is under the jurisdiction of its own district municipality, as well as that of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. List of mayors Since 2023, the incumbent mayor is Carlos Canales. • 1866: Francisco de la Cruz Marmolefo. • 1881: Guillermo Scheel. • 1881: Tomás Carbajal. • 1882-1883: Occupation of Lima. • 1884-1886: Pedro F. Denegri. • 1886-1889: Henry Fox Revett Baker. • 1889: Carlos Sotomayor. • 1889-1890: Javier Conroy • 1891-1893: José A. Larco. • 1893-1895: Eleodoro Romero. • 1895-1897: Javier Conroy. • 1897-1903: Augusto Angulo. • 1903-1908: Henry Fox Revett Baker. • 1908-1909: Leonidas Cáceres Menacho. • 1910: Belisario Suárez. • 1910-1912: Juan A. Figari. • 1912-1913: Francisco Tudela y Varela. • 1913: Luis Gonzáles del Riego. • 1913-1915: Francisco Tudela y Varela. • 1915-1917: Genaro Castro Iglesias. • 1918: Jorge A. Bucley. • 1918-1919: Luis Gonzáles del Riego. • 1919-1920: Alfredo Álvarez Calderón. • 1920-1922: Nicolás Salazar Orfila. • 1922-1924: Luis Arias Schreiber. • 1924-1925: Sebastián Salinas Cossío. • 1925-1927: Manuel B. Sayán Palacios. • 1927: Alejandro J. Figari. • 1927-1929: Guillermo Correa Elías. • 1930-1933: Luis Gallo Porras. • 1934-1937: Eduardo Villena Rey. • 1937-1938: Emilio Fort. • 1938-1939: Eduardo Villena Rey. • 1940-1942: Daniel Russo. • 1942-1944: Carlos Alzamora. • 1945-1946: Guillermo Ureta del Solar. • 1946-1947: Alicia Cox de Larco • 1948-1949: Julio César Gonzáles La Hoz. • 1950-1951: Emilio Hart Terré. • 1952-1955: Ivan H. Blume. • 1956: Augusto Leguía Ross. • 1956: Ernesto Araujo Álvarez Reyna. • 1957: Juan Bautista Isola. • 1957-1959: Carlos Alzamora Traverso. • 1959-1961: Emilio Rodríguez Larraín. • 1961-1963: Emilio Rodríguez Larraín • 1964-1966: Mario Cabrejos Quiñonez. • 1967: Juan José Vega. • 1967-1969: Rafael Sánchez Aizcorbe. • 1970-1976: Ernesto Aramburú Menchaca. • 1976: Santos Hinostroza. • 1976-1977: Carlos Arca Betancourt. • 1977-1978: Guillermo Schwarztman. • 1978-1979: César de Cárdenas Rovaretto. • 1979: Carlos Drago Garibaldi. • 1979: Julio Balbuena Camino. • 1979-1980: Guillermo López Mavila. • 1980: Carlos Cobilich Portocarrero. • 1980: Luis Dorich Torres. • 1981-1983: Jorge Rodríguez Larraín Pendergast. • 1984-1986: Luis Bedoya de Vivanco. • 1987-1989: Luis Bedoya de Vivanco. • 1990-1992: Alberto Andrade Carmona. • 1993-1995: Alberto Andrade Carmona. • 1996-1998: Fernando Andrade Carmona. • 1999-2001: Luis Bedoya de Vivanco. • 2001-2002: German Kruguer • 2002-2006: Fernando Andrade Carmona. • 2007-2010: Manuel Masías Oyanguren. • 2011-2018: Jorge Muñoz Wells • 2019-2022: Luis Alfonso Molina Arles • 2023-present: Carlos Canales Subdivisions As of 2017, the district is divided into 50 neighborhoods () • Pensacola, FL, since 1964, through the efforts of Captain Harold Grow • Santa Barbara, CA, since March 2023 • Shibuya District, Tokyo, Japan, since 8 July 2024 == Geography ==

(Parque Kennedy). The district has a total land area of 9.62 km2. Its administrative center is located 79 meters above sea level. Boundaries • North: San Isidro and Surquillo • East: Surquillo and Santiago de Surco • South: Barranco and Santiago de Surco • West: Pacific Ocean Climate Miraflores has a marine climate, characterized by mild, humid, and comfortable conditions. Temperatures oscillate from to in winter, and from to in summer. Low clouds are frequent, especially during winter, when morning drizzles are not uncommon. Heavy rain is almost unseen. == Demographics ==

According to the 2017 national census done by the INEI, the district has 99,337 inhabitants and a population density of 10,326 persons per km2 (26,744 persons per sq mile). Miraflores has a high Human Development Index at 0.986 and the lowest population living below the poverty line in Lima at 1.80%. Along with its northern neighbor, San Isidro, Miraflores is inhabited primarily by upper-class residents and is consistently listed as one of the most expensive districts in the country. Education Miraflores had 128 private schools and 12 public schools in 2010. == Culture ==

at Centroamérica Park. The district has a pre-Inca mud-brick temple called the Huaca Pucllana, one of a number of archeological sites found in Lima. Landmarks Miraflores is home to a number of important locations, including buildings that have since been declared part of the cultural heritage of Peru. == See also ==