Metropolitan Municipality of Lima

Metropolitan Municipality of Lima

Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima
Headquarters in Lima
Municipality overview
Jurisdiction	Lima Province
Headquarters	Jirón de la Unión 300
Employees	12,000+ (2022)
Municipality executive	Mayor of Lima, Renzo Reggiardo
Website	www.munlima.gob.pe

The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (Spanish : Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima; MML) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of Lima, the capital and largest city of Peru. Governing both Lima Province and Lima District, it is the only provincial municipality under a special regime equal in status to a regional government.

History

It was established according to the 2002 Organic Law of Regional Governments (Ley Orgánica de Gobiernos Regionales) and the 2003 Organic Law of Municipalities (Ley Orgánica de Municipalidades). ^{[1] [2]}

Organization

The organs of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima are: ^[3]

• the Council (El Concejo Metropolitano);
• the Mayor of Lima (La Alcaldía Metropolitana); and
• the Metropolitan Assembly (La Asamblea Metropolitana de Lima).

The Council consists of the Mayor and five aldermen, according to the Municipal Elections Law (Ley de Elecciones Municipales). ^[4] The Metropolitan Assembly is an advisory and coordinating body. ^[5]

Function and powers

According to Article 154 of, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima exerts jurisdiction, in matters within its competence, on the districts of Lima.

References

1. Toledo, Alejandro (2002-07-17). "Ley N° 27783: Ley de Bases de la Descentralización". Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas . p. 11-12.
2. "Ley Nº 31140: Ley que modifica la Ley 27783, Ley de Bases de la Decentralización, precisando el ámbito territorial de competencias de nivel regional en el Departamento de Lima". El Peruano . 2021-03-16.
3. Article 153 of the Organic Law of Municipalities
4. Article 156 of the Organic Law of Municipalities
5. Article 162 of the Organic Law of Municipalities

• Ley Orgánica de Municipalidades (Organic Law of Municipalities), Ley Nº 27972, published in El Peruano on 27 May 2003.

External links

• Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima (in Spanish)