Villa El Salvador District

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Villa El Salvador District is a populous, largely working-class district in southern Lima, Peru, known for its origins as a planned self-managed community and its significant role in the city’s urban development.

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Label Occurrences
Villa El Salvador District canonical 3
Villa El Salvador district 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district of Lima
district of Peru
administrativeDivisionOf Peru
borderedBy Lurín
surface form: Lurín District

Pachacámac District
Pacific Ocean
San Juan de Miraflores District
Villa María del Triunfo District
capital Villa El Salvador
climate arid coastal climate
continent South America
country Peru
countrySubdivision Lima Region
demographics internal migrants from other regions of Peru
predominantly working-class population
economy manufacturing
services
small-scale commerce
foundingDate 1971
governmentType municipal district government
hasCharacteristic important role in Lima’s urban development
largely working-class
peripheral urban district
planned community
populous
self-managed community origin
hasMunicipalGovernment Municipality of Villa El Salvador
knownFor community organization
industrial park
self-managed urban planning model
social housing initiatives
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Lima Province
Lima Region
southern Lima
locatedOn Pacific coastal plain
namedAfter Villa El Salvador
partOf Greater Lima conurbation
surface form: Metropolitan Lima
timezone Peru Time
transportInfrastructure Lima Metro Line 1
Pan-American Highway
urbanizationType informal settlement origin
planned urban development
urbanRole commercial hub in southern Lima
industrial area
residential area
utcOffset −05:00

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lima Province contains Villa El Salvador District
Lima Metro Line 1 (nearby stations) connectsWith Villa El Salvador District
this entity surface form: Villa El Salvador district
Chorrillos District borderedBy Villa El Salvador District
San Juan de Miraflores District borders Villa El Salvador District