Editing Callao (section)

==Law and government==
Local government affairs are divided into two levels. Regional matters are handled by the '''Regional Government of Callao''' (''Gobierno Regional del Callao''), which is located in front of the [[Jorge Chávez International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directorio Regional |url=http://www.regioncallao.gob.pe/directorio-regional/ |access-date=2020-12-29 |website=Gobierno Regional del Callao |language=es}}</ref> Affairs such as city cleaning, promoting of sports and basic services are handled by the Provincial Municipality of Callao, which is headquartered in the [[Callao District]]. Also, each of the six districts has its own Municipality which handles matters in their respective jurisdictional areas.

===Administrative divisions===
Callao is divided into seven [[Districts of Peru|districts]], ({{langx|es|distritos}}; singular: ''distrito''), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde'').

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan= "9" style="background: #6688AA; color: white;" |Districts of &nbsp;Callao<ref name="municallao2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.municallao.gob.pe/muniCallao/distritos.jsp |title=El Callao – Distritos del Callao |author=Municipalidad provincial del Callao |date=2012 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501230629/http://www.municallao.gob.pe/muniCallao/distritos.jsp |archive-date=1 May 2015}}</ref>
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! style="background: #F0F0F0;" |Map<br />N°!! style="background: #F0F0F0;" |District!!style="background: #F0F0F0;" |Population!! style="background: #F0F0F0;" |Area<br />[[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]!! style="background: #F0F0F0;" |Density<br />(pers/km<sup>2</sup>)!! style="background: #F0F0F0;" |Map of the districts<br /> of Callao !! Map
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|1||[[Callao District|Callao]] (downtown)||align=right|415,888||align=right|45.65 ||align=right|9,147.60
|rowspan=11|[[File:Location of the province Callao in Peru.png|180px|Callao big div num]] || rowspan=11|[[File:Mapa del Callao y distritos.gif|180px]]
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|2||[[Bellavista District|Bellavista]]||align=right|75,163||align=right|4.56 ||align=right|16 483.11
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|3||[[Carmen de la Legua Reynoso]]||align=right|41,863||align=right|2.12 ||align=right| 	19,746.7
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|4||[[La Perla District|La Perla]]||align=right|61,698||align=right|2.75 ||align=right|22,435.64 
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|5||[[La Punta District|La Punta]]||align=right|4,370||align=right|0.75 ||align=right|5,826.67 
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|6||[[Ventanilla District|Ventanilla]]||align=right|277,895||align=right|73.52 ||align=right|3,779.86 
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|7||[[Mi Peru District|Mi Perú]] (part of Ventanilla until May 2014)||align=right|51,522||align=right|2.47 ||align=right|20,859.11 
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|}

The rest of Callao Region is composed of the islands of [[San Lorenzo Island, Peru|San Lorenzo]], [[El Frontón]], Cavinzas and [[Palomino Islands (Peru)|Palomino]], which all together have an area of {{convert|17.63|km2|sqmi|sp=us|abbr=on}}.

=== Crime ===
Callao is one of the most dangerous areas in Peru and experiences the most crime.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Yagoub |first=Mimi |date=2017-03-27 |title=Peru's New Homicide Index Shows Spiking Violence in Drug Port |url=https://insightcrime.org/news/brief/peru-first-official-murder-stats-show-spiking-violence-in-drug-port/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=[[InSight Crime]] |language=en-US |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115035202/https://insightcrime.org/news/brief/peru-first-official-murder-stats-show-spiking-violence-in-drug-port/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The main port city in Peru is known as one of the largest exit points of [[cocaine]] and is rife with organized crime that results in violence.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mistler-Ferguson |first=Scott |date=2023-01-12 |title=How Important Is Peru's Port of Callao for Cocaine Trade? |url=https://insightcrime.org/news/how-important-port-callao-peru-cocaine-trade/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=[[InSight Crime]] |language=en-US |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115035157/https://insightcrime.org/news/how-important-port-callao-peru-cocaine-trade/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2015, the government declared Callao in a [[state of emergency]] that extended until April 2016, with more than 30 people being killed at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=GrupoRPP |date=2016-04-14 |title=Amplían por 45 días el estado de emergencia en el Callao |url=https://rpp.pe/peru/callao/amplian-por-45-dias-el-estado-de-emergencia-en-el-callao-noticia-953688 |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=RPP |language=es |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115041410/https://rpp.pe/peru/callao/amplian-por-45-dias-el-estado-de-emergencia-en-el-callao-noticia-953688 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archivo de Edicion Impresa |url=https://impreso.larepublica.pe/larepublica |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=impreso.larepublica.pe |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115041412/https://impreso.larepublica.pe/larepublica |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, the [[murder rate]] in Callao was double the national average; from 10.2 per 100,000 in 2011 to 15.2 in 2015, compared to Lima which saw 4.8 per 100,000 in 2011 and 5.0 per 100,000 in 2015.<ref name=":0" /> Despite government and cultural initiatives, crime has continued to increase in Callao, with some public events in the area ending in gunfire.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dupraz-Dobias |first=Paula |date=1 July 2017 |title=Painting Peru's hitmen |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/7/1/painting-perus-hitmen |access-date=2023-01-15 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]] |language=en |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115041340/https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/7/1/painting-perus-hitmen |url-status=live }}</ref>