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is a
District of the
Lima Province in
Peru , and one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of
Lima .
Officially established on
April 24 ,
1931 , San Isidro has become a major
Financial quarter in recent years, as many banks and businesses left
Downtown Lima to set up their headquarters in modern office blocks.
San Isidro's current
Mayor is Jorge Fernando Salmón Jordán. The district's
Postal Code is .
The district has a total land
Area of 11.1 km&
2. Its administrative center is located at 109 meters above
Sea Level .
For more than fifty years, the border at the western area of the district has been disputed with neighboring Magdalena del Mar. A judge ordered the councils of both districts to deposit the money of the affected areas' taxpayers in the
National Bank Of Peru until this long-standing conflict is resolved.
According to a
2002 estimate by the
INEI , the district has 68,438 inhabitants and a population density of 6,165.6 persons/km&
2. In
1999 , there were 20,598 households in the district.
San Isidro prides itself on being home to many Peruvian artists. A few museums, as well as the Huaca Huallamarca, a pre-
Inca burying temple which dates back to the
4th Century where concerts and exhibitions are held occasionally, show the cultural heritage of the district.
Several educational institutions are located in the district, including the
University Of Piura .
Notable residents of San Isidro include painter
Fernando De Szyzslo and
Miss Peru 1965 Frieda Holler , among others.
