Cieneguilla
District in Lima, Peru
title: "Cieneguilla" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["districts-of-lima"] description: "District in Lima, Peru" topic_path: "general/districts-of-lima" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cieneguilla" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary District in Lima, Peru ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cieneguilla |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | District |
| image_skyline | Iglesia De Cieneguilla desde la plaza.jpg |
| image_caption | The church of Cieneguilla |
| image_flag | Bandera de Cieneguilla.png |
| image_shield | COA Cieneguilla District in Lima Province.png |
| image_map | Map of Lima highlighting Cieneguilla.PNG |
| mapsize | frameless |
| map_caption | Location of Cieneguilla in the Lima province |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Peru |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Lima |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Lima |
| parts_type | Subdivisions |
| parts_style | para |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | March 3, 1970 |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Cieneguilla |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Emilio Chávez |
| (2023-2026) | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 240.33 |
| elevation_m | 300 |
| population_total | |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | PET |
| utc_offset1 | -5 |
| blank_name_sec1 | UBIGEO |
| blank_info_sec1 | 150109 |
| website | municieneguilla.gob.pe |
| :: |
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Cieneguilla is one of the 43 districts that make up the Lima Province. It is located in the easternmost area of the province and is one of the few districts left that is not already completely urbanized.
Boundaries
It borders on the east with the Huarochirí Province in the Lima Region, to the south and west with the Pachacámac District, to the north with the Ate and Chaclacayo districts.
General
The main access route is a highway emanating from La Molina District. The district, founded by its first Mayor, Mr. Otakar Lukac, is found in the Lurín River valley. In this river, until the 1980s, a large amount of shrimp could be found. The Lurín River valley is the only one of the three valleys of Lima (Rimac River valley - Chillón River valley — Lurín River valley, that has not been devastated by the unregulated and unplanned urban growth of Lima. In this sense, the valley in general and Cienguilla, in particular, still have wild areas, nature, and many more attractive landscapes.
Unique Points of Interest
Cieneguilla is the headquarters of Posada de Amor, a Christian children's home.
Cieneguilla is also the home of Villa Corazón de Buda, a Buddhist temple which serves practicing Buddhists in Greater Lima.
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Cieneguilla, elevation 280 m |Jan high C = 28.3 |Feb high C = 29.9 |Mar high C = 30.5 |Apr high C = 27.9 |May high C = 24.2 |Jun high C = 22.3 |Jul high C = 20.8 |Aug high C = 20.8 |Sep high C = 21.2 |Oct high C = 23.0 |Nov high C = 25.0 |Dec high C = 26.4 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 23.2 |Feb mean C = 24.3 |Mar mean C = 25.4 |Apr mean C = 22.3 |May mean C = 19.6 |Jun mean C = 18.4 |Jul mean C = 17.2 |Aug mean C = 17.1 |Sep mean C = 17.1 |Oct mean C = 18.2 |Nov mean C = 19.8 |Dec mean C = 21.1 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 18.2 |Feb low C = 18.7 |Mar low C = 20.2 |Apr low C = 16.5 |May low C = 15.0 |Jun low C = 14.5 |Jul low C = 13.6 |Aug low C = 13.3 |Sep low C = 13.0 |Oct low C = 13.4 |Nov low C = 14.8 |Dec low C = 15.9 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 2.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 0.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 2.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 0.3 |May precipitation mm = 0.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 0.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 1.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 0.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 0.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 0.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 0.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 0.2 |year precipitation mm = | source 1 = Plataforma del Estado Peruano{{cite web | url = https://www.ana.gob.pe/sites/default/files/publication/files/1_estudio_hidrologico_cuenca_rimac_-volumen_i-texto-_final_2010_0.pdf | title = Estudio Hidrológico y Ubicación de la Red de Estaciones Hidrométricas en la Cuenca del Río Rímac | publisher= Ministerio de Agricultura | access-date = 16 June 2024}}
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