Comas is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. Located in the Cono Norte area of the city of Lima, it is one of the most populous districts in the country. Districts (span: distrito, distritos) form the third level of Peruvian territorial subdivisions. ... Location in Peru Founded January 18, 1535 Capital Lima Area 2,672. ... Also called: La Ciudad de los Reyes (The City of Kings) Founded January 18, 1535 Subdivisions 30 districts Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio Area 2,664. ...

The current mayor of Comas is Miguel Ángel Saldaña Reátegui. The district's postal code is 7. A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ...

Geography

The district has a total land area of 48.75 km². Its administrative center is located 140 meters above sea level. This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

Boundaries

• North: Carabayllo
• East: San Juan de Lurigancho
• South: Independencia
• West: Puente Piedra and Los Olivos

San Juan de Lurigancho is a district in Lima, Peru, located in the area known as Cono Norte. ...

Demographics

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 496,100 inhabitants and a population density of 10,176.4 persons/km². In 1999, there were 85,845 households in the district. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) (National Institute of Statistics and Informatics) is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Street in Comas, 1992

Transport and communications

The main roads serving the district are Avenida Túpac Amaru, Avenida Universitaria and the Chillón-Trapiche Highway.

History

During its first years of existence, Comas was a pueblo joven that started as a result of the many organized invasions led by immigrants from the highlands during the 1970s. Most of these peasants arrived from the regions of Junín and Huacanvelica in the central sierra of Peru. Today, the district's population has grown to half a million. Highland or Highlands has these meanings:- The term highland is used in geography for any elevated mountainous plateau. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... In a detail of Brueghels Land of Cockaigne (1567) a soft-boiled egg has little feet to rush to the luxuriating peasant who catches drops of honey on his tongue, while roast pigs roam wild: the 16th century was a good time for European peasants A peasant, from 15th... Junín is a region in the central highlands of Peru. ... Huancavelica is a department in Peru. ... This word can easily be mistaken for a girls Christian name, and has been heard that way on various occasions. ...

Other facts

The only civil aviation school in Peru is located in Comas, in the Aeroclub de Collique. Aviation or Air transport refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ...

External links

• Municipalidad Distrital de Comas - Comas District Council official website
• ComasWeb - Comas District Portal

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	Districts of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area
Lima		Ancón | Ate | Barranco | Breña | Carabayllo | Chaclacayo | Chorrillos | Cieneguilla | Comas | El Agustino | Independencia | Jesús María | La Molina | La Victoria | Lima | Lince | Los Olivos | Lurigancho | Lurín | Magdalena del Mar | Miraflores | Pachacamac | Pucusana | Pueblo Libre | Puente Piedra | Punta Hermosa | Punta Negra | Rímac | San Bartolo | San Borja | San Isidro | San Juan de Lurigancho | San Juan de Miraflores | San Luis | San Martín de Porres | San Miguel | Santa Anita | Santa María del Mar | Santa Rosa | Santiago de Surco | Surquillo | Villa El Salvador | Villa María del Triunfo Coat of arms of the city of Lima, Peru This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Districts (span: distrito, distritos) form the third level of Peruvian territorial subdivisions. ... Lima and Callao from space The Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area (Spanish: Área Metropolitana de Lima y Callao) is an area formed by the conurbation of the Peruvian cities of Lima (the nations capital) and Callao. ... Coat of arms of the city of Callao, Peru This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Ancón is a district located 40 km north of downtown Lima in Peru. ... Ate, also known as Ate-Vitarte, is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. ... Barranco is a district in Lima, Peru. ... Chaclacayo is an eastern district of Lima, Peru. ... Chorrillos, which gets its name from the constant trickle of water, is a district of Lima, Peru. ... Jesús María is a district in the Lima Province in Peru. ... La Molina is a district in the Lima Province, Peru. ... La Victoria is a district in central Lima, Peru. ... Lima is the downtown district of the city of Lima, Peru. ... Miraflores is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. ... -1... Rímac is a district in the Lima Province, Peru. ... San Borja is a district in the Lima Province in Peru. ... San Isidro financial zone San Isidro is a district in Lima, Peru. ... San Juan de Lurigancho is a district in Lima, Peru, located in the area known as Cono Norte. ... San Martín de Porres (SMP) is a district in Lima, Peru, located in the area known as Cono Norte. ... San Miguel District,Lima ... Santa María del Mar is a district in southern Lima Province in Peru. ... Santiago de Surco, commonly known simply as Surco, is a district of Lima, Peru. ... Surquillo is a district in Lima, Peru. ... Villa El Salvador (VES) is a urban, largely residential district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. ...
Callao		Bellavista | Callao | Carmen de la Legua Reynoso | La Perla | La Punta | Ventanilla Bellavista is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao. ... Callao is one of the six districts of the Constitutional Province of Callao in the Callao Region, Peru. ... Carmen de la Legua Reynoso is a district of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru, and one of the six districts that comprise the port city of Callao. ... La perla (The pearl) is a 1945 production of the Cinema of Mexico. ... Havana (Spanish: San Cristóbal de La Habana) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... The City of Ventanilla was devised by private Initiative being established on the 6th of June of 1960 by means of Supreme Resolution N° 52 by the then President of Peru Dn. ...