Chorrillos District

Chorrillos is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and part of the city of Lima. It gets its name from the Spanish word for "trickle of water". The district was founded as San Pedro de los Chorrillos and served as a deluxe beach resort until the late 19th century, when it was almost completely destroyed by Chilean forces during the War of the Pacific.The current mayor of Chorrilos is Augusto Miyashiro Yamashiro.GeographyThe district has a total land area of 38.94 km². Its administrative center is located 37 meters above sea level. Morro Solar is situated in Chorrillos District.Boundaries North: Barranco and Santiago de Surco East: Santiago de Surco South and west: Pacific OceanDemographicsAccording to the 2005 census by the INEI, the district has 262,595 inhabitants, a population density of 6,743.6 persons/km² and 60,353 households.