Editing Lima (section)

===Local===
[[File:Lima City Hall.jpg|alt=|thumb|Lima City Hall]]{{Main|Metropolitan Municipality of Lima}}
The city is roughly equivalent to the [[Province of Lima]], which is subdivided into [[List of districts of Lima|43 districts]]. The [[Metropolitan Municipality of Lima|Metropolitan Municipality]] has authority over the entire city, while each district has its own local government. Unlike the rest of the country, the Metropolitan Municipality, although a [[Municipalities of Peru|provincial municipality]], acts as and has functions similar to a [[Regional Governments of Peru|regional government]], as it does not belong to any of the [[Regions of Peru|25 regions of Peru]]. Each of the 43 districts has their own district municipality that is in charge of its own district and coordinate with the metropolitan municipality.