Government system of Lima

The Lima area is composed of 33 municipal districts, each with an elected mayor and city council, a central plaza and municipal building, and a city government providing a range of services.

The government of the province of Lima unites the municipal districts and coordinates some urban functions.

Its mayor and provincial council are also elected and operate from the municipal building on Lima’s historic Plaza de Armas.

The port of Callao is the country’s only constitutional province, permitting it some independence from Lima’s political dominance. It also is governed by locally elected officials.