Cieneguilla

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Cieneguilla
District
Iglesia De Cieneguilla desde la plaza.jpg
The church of Cieneguilla
Bandera de Cieneguilla.png
Flag
COA Cieneguilla District in Lima Province.png
Coat of arms
Map of Lima highlighting Cieneguilla.PNG
Location of Cieneguilla in the Lima province
Country Flag of Peru.svg Peru
Region Lima
Province Lima
FoundedMarch 3, 1970
Capital Cieneguilla
Government
 •  Mayor Emilio Chávez
(2023-2026)
Area
 • Total
240.33 km2 (92.79 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (980 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
40,683
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 150109
Website municieneguilla.gob.pe

Cieneguilla is one of the 43 districts that make up the Lima Province. It is located in the easternmost area of the province and is one of the few districts left that is not already completely urbanized.

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Boundaries

It borders on the east with the Huarochirí Province in the Lima Region, to the south and west with the Pachacámac District, to the north with the Ate and Chaclacayo districts.

General

The main access route is a highway emanating from La Molina District. The district, founded by its first Mayor, Mr. Otakar Lukac, is found in the Lurín River valley. In this river, until the 1980s, a large amount of shrimp could be found. The Lurín River valley is the only one of the three valleys of Lima (Rimac River valley - Chillón River valley — Lurín River valley, that has not been devastated by the unregulated and unplanned urban growth of Lima. In this sense, the valley in general and Cienguilla, in particular, still have wild areas, nature, and many more attractive landscapes.

Unique Points of Interest

Cieneguilla is the headquarters of Posada de Amor, a Christian children's home. [1]

Cieneguilla is also the home of Villa Corazón de Buda, a Buddhist temple which serves practicing Buddhists in Greater Lima.

Climate

Climate data for Cieneguilla, elevation 280 m (920 ft)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28.3
(82.9)		29.9
(85.8)		30.5
(86.9)		27.9
(82.2)		24.2
(75.6)		22.3
(72.1)		20.8
(69.4)		20.8
(69.4)		21.2
(70.2)		23.0
(73.4)		25.0
(77.0)		26.4
(79.5)		25.0
(77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)23.2
(73.8)		24.3
(75.7)		25.4
(77.7)		22.3
(72.1)		19.6
(67.3)		18.4
(65.1)		17.2
(63.0)		17.1
(62.8)		17.1
(62.8)		18.2
(64.8)		19.8
(67.6)		21.1
(70.0)		20.3
(68.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18.2
(64.8)		18.7
(65.7)		20.2
(68.4)		16.5
(61.7)		15.0
(59.0)		14.5
(58.1)		13.6
(56.5)		13.3
(55.9)		13.0
(55.4)		13.4
(56.1)		14.8
(58.6)		15.9
(60.6)		15.6
(60.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)2.1
(0.08)		0.0
(0.0)		2.1
(0.08)		0.3
(0.01)		0.0
(0.0)		0.1
(0.00)		1.0
(0.04)		0.2
(0.01)		0.0
(0.0)		0.1
(0.00)		0.3
(0.01)		0.2
(0.01)		6.4
(0.24)
Source: Plataforma del Estado Peruano [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Posada de Amor".
  2. ↑ "Estudio Hidrológico y Ubicación de la Red de Estaciones Hidrométricas en la Cuenca del Río Rímac" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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