Comas District, Lima Comas District, Lima Comas is a district in the City of Lima. Located in the North Side ( Cono Norte ) area of the city. It is one of the most populous districts in Peru's capital, and in the Province of Lima. Its current mayor is Miguel Ángel Saldaña Reátegui. The district's postal code is 7. Comas has a total land area of 48.75 km². Its administrative center is located 140 meters above sea level. According to 2005 census conducted by the INEI, Comas has 464,745 inhabitants, a population density of 9,533.2 persons/km² and 100,950 households. During its first years
Lima under General José de San Martín landed south of Lima in 1820 but did not attack the city. Faced with a naval blockade and the action of guerrillas on land, Viceroy José de la Serna e Hinojosa evacuated its capital in July 1821 to save the Royalist army. Fearing a popular uprising and lacking any means to impose order, the city council invited San Martín to enter Lima and signed a Declaration of Independence at his request. However, the war was not over; in the next two years the city changed hands several times. After independence, Lima became the capital