Editing Lima (section)

===National===
Lima is the capital city of the [[Republic of Peru]] and [[Lima Province]]. As such, it is home to the three branches of the [[Government of Peru]].

The [[List of Presidents of Peru|executive branch]] is headquartered in the [[Government Palace (Peru)|Government Palace]], located in the [[Plaza Mayor, Lima|Plaza Mayor]]. The Palace, also known as the House of Pizarro, was first constructed in 1535 by [[Francisco Pizarro]]. It was renovated in 1937 and serves as the [[official residence]] of the [[president of Peru]]. All national [[List of Peruvian Ministries|ministries]] are located in the city.

The [[legislature|legislative branch]] is headquartered in the [[Legislative Palace (Peru)|Legislative Palace]] and is home to the [[Congress of the Republic of Peru]]. Built in 1907, it is located on the Ayacucho street in the [[historic centre of Lima]] and serves as the seat of the  [[Congress of Peru]][[File:Palacio de Justicia. Lima, Perú..jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Palace of Justice, Lima]]|left]]
[[File:Jefe del gabinete hoy en comisión de descentralización (6955104918).jpg|thumb|[[Legislative Palace (Peru)|Legislative Palace]] of Peru]]
The [[Judicial System of Peru|Judicial branch]] is headquartered in the [[Palace of Justice (Peru)|Palace of Justice]] and is home to the [[Supreme Court of Peru]]. The [[Palace of Justice (Peru)|Palace of Justice]] in Lima is seat of the [[Supreme Court of Peru|Supreme Court of Justice]] the highest judicial court in Peru with jurisdiction over the entire territory of Peru.

Lima is seat of two of the 28-second highest or [[Superior Courts of Justice of Peru|Superior Courts of Justice]]. The first and oldest Superior Court in Lima is the ''Superior Court of Justice,'' belonging to the [[Judicial District of Lima|Judicial District and]]. Due to the [[Judicial System of Peru|judicial organization of Peru]], the highest concentration of courts is located in Lima despite the fact that its judicial district has jurisdiction over only 35 of the [[List of districts of Lima|43 districts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pj.gob.pe/CorteSuperior/default.asp?sede=20 |title=Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima |trans-title=Superior Court of Lima |publisher=[[Judicial System of Peru|Judicial Power of Peru]] |access-date= 3 December 2008 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211143541/http://www.pj.gob.pe/CorteSuperior/default.asp?sede=20 |archive-date=11 December 2008}}</ref> The ''Superior Court of the Cono Norte'' is the second Superior Court located in Lima and is part of the [[Judicial District of Cono Norte|Judicial District of North Lima]]. This judicial district has jurisdiction over the remaining eight districts, all located in northern Lima.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pj.gob.pe/CorteSuperior/default.asp?sede=11 |title=Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima Norte |trans-title=Superior Court of North Lima |publisher=[[Judicial System of Peru|Judicial Power of Peru]] |access-date=3 December 2008 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201150233/http://www.pj.gob.pe/CorteSuperior/default.asp?sede=11 |archive-date=1 December 2008}}</ref><!-- Where is state government? -->