Santa Anita is a district of the Lima Province in Peru.

Officially established as a district on October 25, 1989, from parts of Ate and El Agustino separated by the Rio Surco, a ditch which went all the way to Santiago de Surco.

The current mayor (alcalde) of Santa Anita is Olimpio Alegría Calderón.

Industrial areas to the east of Santa Anita and Universal mark the boundary with Ate.

Its administrative center is located 195 meters above sea level.