| Lurigancho - Chosica District | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Coordinates: | -12.0333°N -78°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lima |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lima |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | January 2, 1857 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Chosica |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Oswaldo Vargas (2023-2026) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 236.47 |
| Elevation M: | 861 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 150118 |
| Website: | munichosica.gob.pe |
Lurigancho-Chosica is a district of Lima Province, Peru, located in the valley of the Rímac River, which it shares with neighboring Chaclacayo and Ate districts. Its capital is the town of Chosica. Its administrative center is located above sea level.
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.
Its capital, Chosica, is located in the extreme east of the district, near the border with the Province of Huarochirí. Lurigancho counts on a Minor Populated Center 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.
The district was created on January 2, 1857, [2] 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.
Colegio Peruano-Alemán Beata Imelda, a German school, is in the district.[3]
Colegio 0058 Cusco