List of metropolitan areas of Peru facts for kids
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 |
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1 | Lima |
Lima Metropolitana Area | Lima | 6,321,173 | 8,472,935 | 9,569,468 | ||
2 | Arequipa |
Arequipa metropolitan area | Arequipa | 640,275 | 822,479 | 1,034,736 | ||
3 | Trujillo |
Trujillo metropolitan area | La Libertad | 589,314 | 804,296 | 962,369 | ||
4 | Chiclayo |
Chiclayo metropolitan area | Lambayeque | 550,179 | 697,861 | 810,783 | ||
5 | Piura |
Piura metropolitan area | Piura | - | 450,363 | 517,293 | ||
6 | Iquitos |
Iquitos metropolitan area | Loreto | - | - | 471,993 | ||
7 | Cusco |
Cusco metropolitan area | Cusco | - | - | 434,654 | ||
8 | Chimbote |
Chimbote metropolitan area | Ancash | - | - | 381,742 | ||
9 | Huancayo |
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
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- 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.
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- Arequipa Metropolitan Area
Composition | Estimated population 2016 |
Subdivision |
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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 | -- |
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- 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 | -- |
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- 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 | -- |
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- Piura: Piura, Castilla, Catacaos.
Composition | Estimated population 2016 |
Subdivision |
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Piura and Veintiséis de Octubre District | 301.311 | District |
Castilla | 143.203 | District |
Catacaos | 72.779 | District |
Total | 517.293 | -- |
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- Iquitos: Iquitos, Punchana, San Juan Bautista, Belén.
Composition | Estimated population 2016 |
Subdivision |
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Iquitos | 150.484 | District |
Belén | 75.685 | District |
Punchana | 91.128 | District |
San Juan Bautista | 154.696 | District |
Total | 471.993 | -- |
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- Cusco: San Jerónimo, Cusco, Santiago, Wanchaq, San Sebastián.
Composition | Estimated population 2016 |
Subdivision |
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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 | -- |
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- Chimbote: Chimbote, Nuevo Chimbote y Coishco.
Composition | Estimated population 2016 |
Subdivision |
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Chimbote | 214.804 | District |
Nuevo Chimbote | 151.127 | District |
Coishco | 15.811 | District |
Total | 381.742 | -- |
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- Huancayo: Huancayo, El Tambo, Chilca.
Composition | Estimated population 2016 |
Subdivision |
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Huancayo | 116.953 | District |
El Tambo | 161.429 | District |
Chilca | 85.628 | District |
Total | 364.010 | -- |
See also
In Spanish: Áreas metropolitanas del Perú para niños
- List of cities in Peru
- List of regions by population of Peru
- Peru