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Distrito de San Isidro
Area	11.1 km²
Population   - Total   - Density	68 438 (2002 estimate) 6165.6/km²
Mayor	Antonio Meier
Established as a district	April 24, 1931
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San Isidro is a district of the Lima Province in Peru, and one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima.

Officially established on April 24, 1931, San Isidro has become a major financial quarter in recent years, as many banks and businesses left downtown Lima to set up their headquarters in modern office blocks.

San Isidro's current mayor is Antonio Meier, husband of Gladys Zender, the first Peruvian and Latin American to be crowned Miss Universe in 1957, and father of the Christian Meier, a famous Peruvian actor. The district's postal code is 27.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Boundaries 2 Demographics 3 Culture 4 Trivia 5 External links

The district has a total land area of 11.1 km². Its administrative center is located at 109 meters above sea level.

• North: La Victoria, Lince and Jesús María
• East: San Borja
• South: Miraflores and Surquillo
• West: Magdalena del Mar and the Pacific Ocean

For more than fifty years, the border at the western area of the district has been disputed with neighboring Magdalena del Mar. A judge ordered the councils of both districts to deposit the money of the affected areas' taxpayers in the National Bank of Peru until this long-standing conflict is resolved.

According to a 2002 estimate by the INEI, the district has 68,438 inhabitants and a population density of 6,165.6 persons/km². In 1999, there were 20,598 households in the district.

San Isidro prides itself on being home to many Peruvian artists. A few museums, as well as the Huaca Huallamarca, a pre-Inca burying temple which dates back to the 4th century where concerts and exhibitions are held occasionally, show the cultural heritage of the district.

Several educational institutions are located in the district, including the University of Piura.

Notable residents of San Isidro include painter Fernando de Szyzslo and Miss Peru 1965 Frieda Holler, among others.

• There are 28 embassy residences in San Isidro, including the embassies of France, Morroco, Switzerland, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Finlandia, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Salvador, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden and Czech Republic.

• 21 banks, 50 agencies, San Isidro is the financial center of Peru.

• Commercial centers, supermarkets and other stores

• Monuments to the independence heroes and other personalities of the district

• 15 Catholic Churches, synagogs and temples of other religions

• (Spanish) Municipalidad de San Isidro - San Isidro District Council official website
• (Spanish) PUCP - Centro Cultural - Cultural Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, located on Avenida Camino Real in San Isidro
• (English) Hotel Los Delfines - 5 Star Hotel Los Delfines
• (English) Country Club - 5 Star Hotel Country Club
• (English) Melia Lima - 5 Star Hotel Melia Lima