Regions in Peru

Peru is made up of 26 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Peru. Information on all primary administrative regions in Peru.

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Primary administrative regions in Peru

There are 26 regions in Peru in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Peru
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Lima Provincia de Lima1.7,605,742Lima Lima7,737,002
Callao Callao2.839,271Callao Callao1,300,000
Arequipa Arequipa3.1,218,168Arequipa Arequipa1,008,290
La Libertad La Libertad4.1,617,050Trujillo Trujillo919,899
Lambayeque Lambayeque5.1,091,535Chiclayo Chiclayo552,508
Piura Piura6.1,630,772Piura Piura484,475
Junin Junín7.1,274,781Huancayo Huancayo456,250
Cusco Cusco8.1,171,503Cusco Cusco428,450
Loreto Loreto9.883,510Iquitos Iquitos377,609
Ucayali Ucayali10.432,195Pucallpa Pucallpa326,040
Tacna Tacna11.274,496Tacna Tacna286,240
Ica Ica12.709,556Ica Ica282,407
Cajamarca Cajamarca13.1,359,023Cajamarca Cajamarca201,329
Huanuco Región de Huánuco14.730,871Huanuco Huánuco196,627
Ayacucho Ayacucho15.619,522Ayacucho Ayacucho140,033
Puno Puno16.1,364,362Puno Puno128,637
Ancash Ancash17.1,039,415Huaraz Huaraz118,836
Tumbes Tumbes18.191,713Tumbes Tumbes96,946
Madre de Dios Madre de Dios19.109,555Puerto Maldonado Puerto Maldonado85,024
Apurimac Región de Apurímac20.418,882Abancay Abancay72,277
Moquegua Departamento de Moquegua21.163,757Moquegua Moquegua69,882
Pasco Pasco22.277,475Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco58,899
Lima region Lima23.8,481,415Huacho Huacho54,545
San Martin Región de San Martín24.778,545Moyobamba Moyobamba50,073
Huancavelica Huancavelica25.454,797Huancavelica Huancavelica49,570
Amazonas Amazonas26.443,025Chachapoyas Chachapoyas32,026