Lurigancho-Chosica , also known simply as 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 861 m (2,825 ft) above sea level .
4-517: 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
8-453: Is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country. Its current director is Dante Rafael Carhuavilca Bonett. As stated on its website, the INEI eases decision-making with the help of quality statistical information and the use of information technology and thus helps develop the society. The latest census performed by
12-475: 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, with the town of Lurigancho (in
16-491: 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. Colegio 0058 Cusco Instituto Nacional de Estad%C3%ADstica e Inform%C3%A1tica The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática ( INEI ) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics")
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