Distrito de Chorrillos
Area	38.94 km²
Population   - Total   - Density	270 081 (2002 estimate) 6935.8/km²
Mayor	Augusto Miyashiro
Date of creation as a district	January 2, 1857

Chorrillos, which gets its name from the constant trickle of water, is a district of Lima, Peru. Its original name is San Pedro de los Chorrillos and until the early 20th century, it was considered a deluxe beach area. It is famous for its beach resorts at La Herradura, its restaurants, particularly the picanterías (specialising in spicy dishes). This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about Lima, Peru. ... The Republic of Peru (Spanish: Perú; Quechua, Aymara: Piruw) is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the east, south-east and south, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

The astronomical observatory "El Planetario" is located here, built on the historical Morro Solar. From Chorrillos, you can also enjoy a panoramic view of the bay of Lima and out to the island of San Lorenzo in Callao. For other uses, see Callao (disambiguation). ...

View of the Chorrilos coastal area

Chorrillos was the setting of important episodes in the War of the Pacific against Chile (1879-1883). From republican times, only a select group of the large old houses have survived, as the majority were destroyed by Chilean invaders. The War of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru, from 1879 to 1884. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ...