Punta Hermosa Explained

Beautiful Point District
Native Name:Distrito de Punta Hermosa (Spanish)
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:-12.3333°N -125°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
P1:4 populated centers
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 7, 1954
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Punta Hermosa
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Carlos Fernández
(2023–2026)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:119.5
Elevation M:18
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:150126
Website:munipuntahermosa.gob.pe

Punta Hermosa is one of 43 districts of the Lima Province in Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Punta Hermosa. The district's main attractions are its beaches.

Geography

Punta Hermosa borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lurin, and Pachacámac districts on the north; Huarochirí Province's, district of Santo Domingo de los Olleros on the east; and the Punta Negra district on the south.

Political division

The district is divided into 4 populated centers (Spanish; Castilian: Centros Poblados):

Beach resort

Punta Hermosa is located 42 km south of downtown Lima, to which it is connected by the Pan-American Highway. The district's main attraction is its beaches, which are visited by thousands of people every summer. The area, which used to be a resort/vacation district where visitors stayed only temporarily, has recently seen an urban expansion and an increase in permanent year-round residents.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú.