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A " metropolitan area ", sometimes referred to as a " metro area " or just " metro ", is a region consisting ___MASK50___ a densely populated urban core and its less - populated surrounding territories , sharing industry , infrastructure , and housing . A metro area usually comprises multiple jurisdictions and municipalities : neighborhoods , townships , boroughs , cities , towns , exurbs , suburbs , counties , districts , states , and even nations like the eurodistricts . As social , economic and political institutions have changed , metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions . Metropolitan areas include one or more urban areas , as well as satellite cities , towns and intervening rural areas that are socio - economically tied to the urban core , typically measured by commuting patterns . A conurbation is a region comprising a number ___MASK50___ cities , large towns , and other urban areas that , through population growth and physical expansion , have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area . In most cases , a conurbation is a polycentric urbanised area , in which transportation has developed to link areas to create a single urban labour market or travel to work area . The ___MASK77___ is the largest ___MASK50___ the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east . ___MASK75___ de Miraflores is a ___MASK44___ ___MASK50___ the ___MASK1___ in Peru . It is located in the Cono Sur area ___MASK50___ the city ___MASK50___ Lima . The ___MASK95___ Metropolitan Area ( also known as " ___MASK95___ Metropolitana "), is an area formed by the conurbation ___MASK50___ the Peruvian cities ___MASK50___ ___MASK95___ ( the nation ' s capital ) and Callao . It is the largest ___MASK50___ the metropolitan areas ___MASK50___ Peru , the seventh largest in the Americas , the fourth largest in Latin America , and among the thirty largest in the world . The conurbation process started to be evident in the 1980s . The metropolitan area is composed ___MASK50___ six subregions . These are the ___MASK95___ Norte , ___MASK95___ Sur , ___MASK95___ Este , Residential ___MASK95___ , Central ___MASK95___ , and Callao . Its estimated 2015 population is 9 , 752 , 000 according to INEI statistics . The Americas , also collectively called America , encompass the totality ___MASK50___ the continents ___MASK50___ North America and South America . Together they make up most ___MASK50___ Earth ' s western hemisphere and comprise the " New World ". ___MASK95___ ( Spanish : , Quechua : , Aymara : ) is the capital and the largest city ___MASK50___ Peru . It is located in the valleys ___MASK50___ the Chillón , Rímac and Lurín rivers , in the central coastal part ___MASK50___ the country , overlooking the Pacific Ocean . Together with the seaport ___MASK50___ Callao , it forms a contiguous urban area known as the ___MASK95___ Metropolitan Area . With a population ___MASK50___ almost 10 million , ___MASK95___ is the most populous metropolitan area ___MASK50___ Peru and the second - largest city in the Americas ( as defined by " city proper "), behind São Paulo and before Mexico City . ___MASK17___ , officially the Republic ___MASK50___ ___MASK17___ , is a country in western South America . It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia , in the east by Brazil , in the southeast by ___MASK14___ , in the south by Chile , and in the west by the Pacific Ocean . ___MASK17___ is an extremely biodiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains ___MASK50___ the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks ___MASK50___ the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast ___MASK50___ the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river . El ___MASK54___ ( or ) is the chief seaport ___MASK50___ Peru . The city is also called Provincia Constitucional ( Constitutional Province ), the only province ___MASK50___ the ___MASK54___ Region . The Historic Centre ___MASK50___ ___MASK54___ is located west ___MASK50___ Historic Centre ___MASK50___ Lima , the country ' s capital , and is part ___MASK50___ the Lima Metropolitan Area . ___MASK54___ borders ___MASK1___ on the north , east and south , and the Pacific Ocean on the west . Villa El ___MASK78___ ( VES ) is an urban , largely residential coastal ___MASK44___ on the outskirts ___MASK50___ Lima , Peru . It borders the ___MASK44___ ___MASK50___ Chorrillos on the east ; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest ; Lurín on the southeast ; Villa María del Triunfo on the east and San Juan de Miraflores on the north . The Cono Sur is one ___MASK50___ the six areas that make up the Lima Metropolitan Area . It is located in the southern part ___MASK50___ the metropolis hence its name . This socieoeconomic levels ___MASK50___ this district are varied . Most ___MASK50___ the population however belongs to the lower and middle classes . An exception to this , however , would be the districts ___MASK50___ Chorrillos , San Bartolo , and Santa Maria who have a large population belonging to the middle to upper classes . Many ___MASK50___ the residents belonging to these districts are immigrants from various regions ___MASK50___ the country . As they settled there , some developed successful communities such as Villa El Salvador , while others still live in poor housing known as Pueblos jóvenes . The area is popular for its beaches and its coastal population greatly increases during the summer months . Villa María del Triunfo is a ___MASK44___ ___MASK50___ the ___MASK1___ in Peru . It located in the Cono Sur area ___MASK50___ the city ___MASK50___ Lima . Officially established as a ___MASK44___ on December 28 , 1961 , the current mayor (" alcaldesa ") ___MASK50___ Villa María del Triunfo is Silvia Barrera . The ___MASK44___ ' s postal code is 35 . A shanty town or squatter area is a settlement ___MASK50___ improvised housing , called shanties or shacks , made ___MASK50___ plywood , corrugated metal , sheets ___MASK50___ plastic , and cardboard boxes . Such settlements are usually found on the periphery ___MASK50___ cities , in public parks , or near railroad tracks , rivers , lagoons or city trash dump sites . Sometimes called a squatter , informal or spontaneous settlement , a typical shanty town often lacks proper sanitation , safe water supply , electricity , hygienic streets , or other basic human necessities . Pueblos jóvenes (" young towns ") is the nickname given to the vast shanty towns that surround ___MASK95___ and other cities ___MASK50___ Peru . Many ___MASK50___ these towns have developed into significant districts in ___MASK95___ such as Villa El Salvador and Comas . The ___MASK95___ Metro , is a metropolitan railway operated by Argentine company Ferrovías and Peruvian company Graña y Montero , currently linking the ___MASK44___ ___MASK50___ Villa El Salvador in the south ___MASK50___ ___MASK95___ with San Juan de Lurigancho in the east ___MASK50___ the capital ___MASK50___ Peru .