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Barranca, Lima
Place in Lima, Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barranca is a city in coastal Peru, capital of the Barranca Province in the Department of Lima.[2]
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Barranca | |
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![]() Christ the Redeemer in Barranca | |
Coordinates: 10°45′14.65″S 77°45′39.58″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Lima |
Province | Barranca |
District | Barranca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ricardo Zender (2019-2022) |
Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2015)[1] | 63,812 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Website | www.munibarranca.gob.pe |
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Historically it started out as a small settlement port made up of local fisherman supplying fish alongside the port of Callao. It is, however, the city it is today mostly from its growth during the Republican era in Peru in the late 1890s to the 1930s.[3]