Villa María del Triunfo

Mary of the Triumph Town District is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is located in the Cono Sur area of the city of Lima. It was officially established as a district on December 28, 1961. The current mayor (alcalde) of Villa María del Triunfo is Eloy Chávez Hernández.

Geography
The district has a total land area of 70.57 km2. Its administrative center is located 158 meters above sea level.

Boundaries

 * North: La Molina
 * East: Pachacámac
 * South: Villa El Salvador and Lurín
 * West: San Juan de Miraflores

Demographics
According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 329,057 inhabitants and a population density of 4662.8 persons/km2. In 1999, there were 71,889 households in the district. According to Propoli (http://www.propoli.org/quehacemos.htm) : the principal economic activities in the region are timber, restaurants, footwear, clothing, metalworking, tourism. Undernourishment rate is 14.76% Population without access to drinking water is 34.05% Population without electricity is 22.9%