La Molina District

La Molina is one of the 43 districts of Lima in Peru. La Molina is one of the more affluent parts of Lima.

Location and population

La Molina covers an area of ​​approximately 65.75 km ² with about 124,000 inhabitants.

La Molina is bordered to the north by Ate, on the east by Cieneguilla and Pachacamac, south to Villa María del Triunfo and San Juan de Miraflores and to the west of Santiago de Surco.

History

The district of La Molina in its present form was established in 1962 during the second presidency of Manuel Prado y Ugarteche.

The name probably comes from a landowner from the colonial era:

• Nicolás Flores de Molina
• Melchor Malo de Molina, Marquis of Monterrico

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• Homepage of the City District Administration of La Molina

- 12.077778 - 76.911111Koordinaten: 12 ° 5 ' S, 76 ° 55 ' W

• District in Lima
• District in Peru