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 region Lima1.8,481,415Huacho Huacho54,545
Lima Provincia de Lima2.7,605,742Lima Lima7,737,002
Piura Piura3.1,630,772Piura Piura484,475
La Libertad La Libertad4.1,617,050Trujillo Trujillo919,899
Puno Puno5.1,364,362Puno Puno128,637
Cajamarca Cajamarca6.1,359,023Cajamarca Cajamarca201,329
Junin Junín7.1,274,781Huancayo Huancayo456,250
Arequipa Arequipa8.1,218,168Arequipa Arequipa1,008,290
Cusco Cusco9.1,171,503Cusco Cusco428,450
Lambayeque Lambayeque10.1,091,535Chiclayo Chiclayo552,508
Ancash Ancash11.1,039,415Huaraz Huaraz118,836
Loreto Loreto12.883,510Iquitos Iquitos377,609
Callao Callao13.839,271Callao Callao1,300,000
San Martin Región de San Martín14.778,545Moyobamba Moyobamba50,073
Huanuco Región de Huánuco15.730,871Huanuco Huánuco196,627
Ica Ica16.709,556Ica Ica282,407
Ayacucho Ayacucho17.619,522Ayacucho Ayacucho140,033
Huancavelica Huancavelica18.454,797Huancavelica Huancavelica49,570
Amazonas Amazonas19.443,025Chachapoyas Chachapoyas32,026
Ucayali Ucayali20.432,195Pucallpa Pucallpa326,040
Apurimac Región de Apurímac21.418,882Abancay Abancay72,277
Pasco Pasco22.277,475Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco58,899
Tacna Tacna23.274,496Tacna Tacna286,240
Tumbes Tumbes24.191,713Tumbes Tumbes96,946
Moquegua Departamento de Moquegua25.163,757Moquegua Moquegua69,882
Madre de Dios Madre de Dios26.109,555Puerto Maldonado Puerto Maldonado85,024