San Miguel District, Lima

San Miguel
District
House of Culture
House of Culture
Flag of San Miguel
Flag
Coat of arms of San Miguel
Coat of arms
Location of San Miguel in the Lima province
Location of San Miguel in the Lima province
Coordinates: 12°4′38″S 77°5′34″W / 12.07722°S 77.09278°W / -12.07722; -77.09278
CountryPeru
RegionLima
ProvinceLima
FoundedOctober 5, 1920
Government
 • MayorEduardo Bless
(2023-2026)
Area
 • Total
10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
183,597
 • Density17,130/km2 (44,360/sq mi)
 • Demonym
San miguelino/a
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO150136
Websitewww.munisanmiguel.gob.pe

San Miguel is one of the 43 districts that are part of the Lima province and of the urban area of Lima, Peru. It is bordered by the districts of Bellavista and downtown Lima on the north; Pueblo Libre, Magdalena del Mar and downtown Lima on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the south; and the La Perla district on the west.

San Miguel is an upper-class (65% of its population) and upper-middle class (35%) district with a very high HDI score.[2]

Geography

San Miguel is part of Lima's Cono Centro, an unofficial subregion of the city.

Climate

Climate data for Lima
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F 79 79 79 75 72 68 66 64 66 68 72 75 72
Record high °C 26 26 26 24 22 20 19 18 19 20 22 24 22
Average precipitation days 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 16
Average rainy days 4 2 3 2 5 11 12 15 13 7 5 3 82
Average relative humidity (%) 85 80 80 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 84.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.1 169 139.2 184 116.4 50.6 28.6 32.3 37.3 65.3 89 139.2 1,284
Source: Weatherbase (Temperature, precipitation and humidity).[3] and Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Sunlight)

Culture

Landmarks

The Parque de las Leyendas (the city's zoo), the parque de la imaginación,[4] the parish church of San Miguel,[5] and the Federico Villarreal National University are located in the district.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Estadística Poblacional - Ministerio de Salud del Perú".
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (2020). Planos estratificados de Lima Metropolitana a nivel de manzanas 2020 (PDF). Lima. p. 52.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Weatherbase, ed. (2013). "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Lima".
  4. ↑ Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo (2000), Lima y Callao (in Spanish), page 18
  5. ↑ Google Maps, accessed on 18 April 2026
  6. ↑ Federico Villarreal National University, accessed on 18 April 2026
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