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The following is a list of the most populous Peruvian metropolitan areas with over 300,000 inhabitants.

Note that the populations of metropolitan areas are not city populations but rather a combination of a main large city and many other smaller satellite cities. In Peru, cities with a population of more than 500,000 and with a metropolitan development plan are considered metropolises. As of the 2007 census, these cities are Lima, Arequipa, and Trujillo.

Metropolitan areas of Peru
Rank Image Coat of arms Metropolitan
area
Region 1993
population
2007
population
2017
population
1 Skyline of lima from costa verde.jpg
Lima
Coat of arms of Lima.svg Lima Metropolitana Area Lima 6,321,173 8,472,935 9,569,468
2 Aerial View, Arequipa, La Marina.jpg
Arequipa
Arequipa Arequipa metropolitan area Arequipa 640,275 822,479 1,034,736
3 Freedom Monument, Trujillo.jpg
Trujillo
Coat of Arms of Trujillo of New Castille (modern design).svg Trujillo metropolitan area La Libertad 589,314 804,296 962,369
4 Chiclayo, Perú00.jpg
Chiclayo
Escudo de Chiclayo.PNG Chiclayo metropolitan area Lambayeque 550,179 697,861 810,783
5 Piura
Piura
Piura metropolitan area Piura - 450,363 517,293
6 Iquitos
Iquitos
Iquitos metropolitan area Loreto - - 471,993
7 Cusco
Cusco
Cusco metropolitan area Cusco - - 434,654
8 chimbote
Chimbote
Coat of arms of Chimbote.svg Chimbote metropolitan area Ancash - - 381,742
9 Huancayo.jpg
Huancayo
Pe ehuan.gif Huancayo metropolitan area Junin - - 364,010
Sources:
Law of Territorial Demarcation
1993 population: Lima metropolitan area, Arequipa metropolitan area, Trujillo metropolitan area, - 1993 census (INEI)
2007 population: Lima metropolitan area, Arequipa metropolitan area, Trujillo metropolitan area, Chiclayo metropolitan area - Censo 2007 (INEI)
Estimated 2015 population (INEI)

Composition

Miraflores-Lima
Lima (Peru)
Mapa Lima Metropolitana Distritos
Map of Lima Metropolitan Area
  • Lima metropolitan area

Lima metropolitan area is composed of 5 sub regions that group 43 urban districts of Lima Province and 6 districts of Callao Province. These sub regions are the Lima Norte, Lima Sur, Lima Este, Central Lima, and Callao with a total estimated population in 2015 of 9.886.647 people.

  • Arequipa Metropolitan Area
Composition Estimated
population 2016
Subdivision
Arequipa 54.905 District
Paucarpata 284.755 District
Cerro Colorado 248.164 District
Cayma 91.802 District
Alto Selva alegre 82.412 District
Socabaya 78.135 District
José Luís Bustamante y Rivero 76.711 District
Mariano Melgar 52.667 District
Miraflores 48.677 District
Jacobo Hunter 48.326 District
Yanahuara 25.483 District
Yura 25.367 District
Sachaca 19.581 District
Tiabaya 14.768 District
Uchumayo 12.436 District
Characato 9.288 District
Sabandia 4.136 District
Mollebaya 1.868 District
Quequeña 1.376 District
Total 1.121.500 --
  • Trujillo Metropolitan Area
Composition Estimated
population 2016
Subdivision
Trujillo 314,939 District
El Porvenir 190,461 District
La Esperanza 189,206 District
Víctor Larco Herrera 68,506 District
Huanchaco 68,409 District
Moche 37,436 District
Florencia de Mora 37,262 District
Laredo 37,206 District
Salaverry 18,944 District
Total 962,369 --
  • Chiclayo Metropolitan Area
Composition Estimated
population 2016
Subdivision
Chiclayo 291.777 District
Leonardo Ortiz 193.232 District
La Victoria 90.546 District
Lambayeque 77.234 District
Pimentel 44.285 District
Monsefú 31.847 District
Pomalca 25.323 District
San José 16.172 District
Reque 14.942 District
Santa Rosa 12.687 District
Eten 10.571 District
Puerto Eten 2.167 District
Total 810.783 --
  • Piura: Piura, Castilla, Catacaos.
Composition Estimated
population 2016
Subdivision
Piura and Veintiséis de Octubre District 301.311 District
Castilla 143.203 District
Catacaos 72.779 District
Total 517.293 --
  • Iquitos: Iquitos, Punchana, San Juan Bautista, Belén.
Composition Estimated
population 2016
Subdivision
Iquitos 150.484 District
Belén 75.685 District
Punchana 91.128 District
San Juan Bautista 154.696 District
Total 471.993 --
  • Cusco: San Jerónimo, Cusco, Santiago, Wanchaq, San Sebastián.
Composition Estimated
population 2016
Subdivision
Cusco 118.316 District
San Jerónimo 47.101 District
Santiago 90.154 District
Wanchaq 63.778 District
San Sebastián 115.305 District
Total 434.654 --
  • Chimbote: Chimbote, Nuevo Chimbote y Coishco.
Composition Estimated
population 2016
Subdivision
Chimbote 214.804 District
Nuevo Chimbote 151.127 District
Coishco 15.811 District
Total 381.742 --
  • Huancayo: Huancayo, El Tambo, Chilca.
Composition Estimated
population 2016
Subdivision
Huancayo 116.953 District
El Tambo 161.429 District
Chilca 85.628 District
Total 364.010 --

See also

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