Metropolitan Municipality of Lima

The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima) is the local government entity of the Lima Province and Lima District. It is the only provincial municipality of special regime with faculties of regional government. It is established according to the 2002 Organic Law of Regional Governments (Ley Orgánica de Gobiernos Regionales) and the 2003 Organic Law of Municipalities (Ley Orgánica de Municipalidades).

Organization
The organs of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima are:


 * the Council (El Concejo Metropolitano);
 * the Mayor of Lima (La Alcaldía Metropolitana); and
 * the Metropolitan Assembly (La Asamblea Metropolitana de Lima).

The Council consists of the Mayor and five aldermen, according to the Municipal Elections Law (Ley de Elecciones Municipales). The Metropolitan Assembly is an advisory and coordinating body.

Function and powers
According to Article 154 of, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima exerts jurisdiction, in matters within its competence, on the districts of Lima.