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The city of Lima was founded by the Spaniard Francisco Pizarro on the eighteenth day of the month of January for the year one thousand five hundred and thirty-five, and the city at that time was one of the most important cities that the Spaniards relied on as their capital, and it became the capital of the Republic of Peru after the war of independence, and the city has a flag known The flag of the Peruvian kings, and the flag is a piece of cloth made of golden silk, with two birds known as the king's birds in the middle.
Location
The city of Lima is considered one of the cities located in the continent of South America, and it is the capital of the state of Peru, and it is located in the central coastal part of the country at the Chiyon Valleys, near Mehri Rimac and Warren, and the city overlooks the Pacific Ocean, and the capital is bordered on the north side by the city of Rimac, and on the side The eastern side is the city of Agostino, and from the southeastern side is the San Luis region, and from the southern side is the city of San Isidro and San Berga. The total area of the city is about eight hundred square kilometers, and more than eight million nine hundred thousand people live on it.
Economy
Lima is a center of industry and money in Peru, and it is one of the most important financial centers in Latin America, and it is home to many national companies, and the city represents more than two-thirds of the country's total production, and the capital relies mainly on these sectors:
Read also:Where is Russia located?- Factories: The city contains more than seven thousand factories, and most of the industrial centers are located in the western and central regions of the city, and the road leading to Callao Airport, and it has a large group of manpower and infrastructure, and most of the factories are based on the manufacture of textiles, clothing, foodstuffs, and chemicals leather, and petroleum products.
- Callao Port: The port of Callao is used for the purposes of fishing, trade, and transportation of goods, and approximately twenty-one tons of goods are shipped by this port to different regions of the country and the Latin continent, and among the most prominent products that are exported through the port are; Oil, gold, silver, cotton, sugar, and coffee.
- the money: Lima is home to many large banks such as Banco de Credito del Peru, Scotiabank, Mibanco, Banco de Intermercano Finanza, Banco Venaquero, Banco de Comercio, Crediscotia and Standard Chartered.
twin cities
There are many twin cities and sister cities, similar to the city of Lima located in various parts of the world, namely:
- Arequipa in Peru.
- Cusco in Peru.
- Pura in Peru.
- Trujillo in Peru.
- Los Angeles in the USA.
- Austin in the USA.
- Cleveland in the USA.
- Miami in the USA.
- Stamford in the USA.
- Bolivian Oruro.
- Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- French Bordeaux.
- Chinese Beijing.
- Venezuelan Caracas.
- Philippine Manila.
- Spanish Madrid.
- Mexico City, Mexico.
- Brazilian São Paulo.
- Honduran Tegucigalpa.
- Turkish turkey.
- Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Mexican Guadalajara.
- Canadian Toronto.
- Colombian Bogota.
- Egyptian Cairo.
- Cardiff Welsh.
- Italian Pescara.
- Ukrainian Kiev.
- Brazilian Brasilia.
