Carabayllo () is a district of Lima, Peru. It is located in the Cono Norte area of the province and was created district by General José de San Martín on August 4, 1821, at which time it was the only district to occupy the area north of the Rímac River up to the province Canta. Carabayllo Portal, La Historia de Carabayllo por Edgar Quispe Pastrana , retrieved November 1, 2008.
History Carabayllo was the first district to be created by decree in the Lima Province by General José de San Martín in the independence era on August 4, 1821.Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. XV, p. 2414. At that time the district occupied the whole Chillón valley north of the Rímac River up to the Canta province. In principle, the district was the only one in the north, and included the districts of: Ancón, Santa Rosa, Puente Piedra, Ventanilla, Comas, San Martín de Porres, Independencia, Los Olivos, Santa Rosa de Quives and part of Rímac District. Through the years the district lost most of its territory to newly created districts following the growth of economic activity and the growth of the population in the area. This process started as early as 1874 when the Ancón District was created and continued to as recent as 1961 when the Comas District was created and as recent as 1969 when the Ventanilla District was founded in neighboring Callao Province. Carabayllo still remains the largest district in Lima with an area of 346 km2 and a population of about 200,000 (2005). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved November 1, 2008. Carabayllo is a zone of recent expansion to the city. The principal road connecting the district to the rest of the metropolis is the Tupac Amaru Avenue. It is at an altitude of 238 meters above sea level. Its social economic level is principally made up of middle and lower middle classes.
Politics Carabayllo is under the jurisdiction of its own district municipality, as well as that of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.
Subdivisions Carabayllo is the site of 21 populated centres that make up the district: Code Name Region Type Altitude (MSL) Population (total) Housing (total) 0001 Carabayllo Chala 238 328,740 (2017) 98,884 (2017) 0005 Buenavista Maritime Yunga 554 437 (2017) 207 (2017) 0006 Chocas Alto Maritime Yunga 514 324 (2017) 108 (2017) 0008 Chocas Bajo Chala 474 365 (2017) 158 (2017) 0009 Casinelli Chala 437 124 (2017) 67 (2017) 0010 Caballero Chala 477 157 (2017) 54 (2017) 0011 Huarangal Chala 408 99 (2017) 58 (2017) 0012 Fray Martín Chala 396 310 (2017) 124 (2017) 0013 Santa Rosa de Puquio Chala 366 189 (2017) 49 (2017) 0014 Cuchicorral Chala 350 158 (2017) 66 (2017) 0022 Cerro Cañón Chala 308 96 (2017) 34 (2017) 0033 Olfa Chala 426 71 (2017) 29 (2017) 0034 Río Seco Maritime Yunga 523 420 (2017) 1,121 (2017) 0035 Paraíso Chala 462 19 (2017) 37 (2017) 0037 El Rosario Chala 425 109 (2017) 33 (2017) 0038 Cerro Puquio Chala 398 106 (2017) 64 (2017) 0039 La Campana Chala 371 55 (2017) 64 (2017) 0045 San José Chala 440 157 (2017) 54 (2017) 0055 Carmelito Chala 365 7 (2017) 30 (2017) 0056 Santa Elena Chala 372 0 (2017) 1 (2017) 0057 Don Luis Chala 368 52 (2017) 22 (2017) 0064 Santa Margarita - Molinos Chala 459 143 (2017) 87 (2017) 0065 Sipán Perú Chala 490 69 (2017) 34 (2017) 0070 Naranjito Chala 244 114 (2017) 27 (2017) 0086 Los Huertos de Río Seco II Etapa Maritime Yunga 597 18 (2017) 269 (2017) 0087 San Francisco Chala 461 100 (2017) 105 (2017) 0088 Huatocay Maritime Yunga 515 325 (2017) 141 (2017) 0089 El Paraíso Maritime Yunga 513 171 (2017) 238 (2017) 0090 Loma Chala 455 6 (2017) 3 (2017) 0091 Pirámide Chala 241 86 (2017) 33 (2017) 0092 Remanzo Chala 238 18 (2017) 8 (2017)
Geography Carabayllo is bordered to the north and east by Canta Province, to the south by Comas, San Juan de Lurigancho and San Antonio de Chaclla, and to the west by Puente Piedra and Ancón districts.
Climate
See also Lima Lima Metropolitan Area List of districts of Lima Cono Norte Districts of Peru Administrative divisions of Peru
References
External links Official web site Portal of Carabayllo District