Villa El Salvador
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Villa El Salvador is a large, planned working-class district in southern Lima, Peru, known for its history of organized community development and social housing.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | district ⓘ |
| climate | arid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| countryCapitalProximity | near Lima city center ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
high population density
ⓘ
predominantly migrant-origin population ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
planned urban district
ⓘ
self-managed community development ⓘ social housing project ⓘ working-class district ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
informal sector employment
ⓘ
manufacturing workshops ⓘ small-scale commerce ⓘ |
| hasPublicService |
community centers
ⓘ
health centers ⓘ local markets ⓘ public schools ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernment | municipal government ⓘ |
| housingType |
low-income housing
ⓘ
self-built housing ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organized community development
ⓘ
participatory urban planning ⓘ social housing initiatives ⓘ strong neighborhood organizations ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Lima Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lima Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | southern Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coastal plain ⓘ |
| originalFunction | relocation area for landless families ⓘ |
| partOf | metropolitan area of Lima ⓘ |
| populationClass | working class ⓘ |
| socialMovementRole |
example of self-managed urbanization
ⓘ
symbol of urban popular movements in Peru ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | district of Lima ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
connected to central Lima by major avenues
ⓘ
served by bus and informal transport systems ⓘ |
| urbanIssue |
housing quality challenges
ⓘ
informal employment ⓘ infrastructure deficits ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningType | grid plan ⓘ |
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