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
Amazonas Amazonas1.443,025Chachapoyas Chachapoyas32,026
Ancash Ancash2.1,039,415Huaraz Huaraz118,836
Apurimac Región de Apurímac3.418,882Abancay Abancay72,277
Arequipa Arequipa4.1,218,168Arequipa Arequipa1,008,290
Ayacucho Ayacucho5.619,522Ayacucho Ayacucho140,033
Cajamarca Cajamarca6.1,359,023Cajamarca Cajamarca201,329
Callao Callao7.839,271Callao Callao1,300,000
Cusco Cusco8.1,171,503Cusco Cusco428,450
Huancavelica Huancavelica9.454,797Huancavelica Huancavelica49,570
Huanuco Región de Huánuco10.730,871Huanuco Huánuco196,627
Ica Ica11.709,556Ica Ica282,407
Junin Junín12.1,274,781Huancayo Huancayo456,250
La Libertad La Libertad13.1,617,050Trujillo Trujillo919,899
Lambayeque Lambayeque14.1,091,535Chiclayo Chiclayo552,508
Lima Provincia de Lima15.7,605,742Lima Lima7,737,002
Lima region Lima16.8,481,415Huacho Huacho54,545
Loreto Loreto17.883,510Iquitos Iquitos377,609
Madre de Dios Madre de Dios18.109,555Puerto Maldonado Puerto Maldonado85,024
Moquegua Departamento de Moquegua19.163,757Moquegua Moquegua69,882
Pasco Pasco20.277,475Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco58,899
Piura Piura21.1,630,772Piura Piura484,475
Puno Puno22.1,364,362Puno Puno128,637
San Martin Región de San Martín23.778,545Moyobamba Moyobamba50,073
Tacna Tacna24.274,496Tacna Tacna286,240
Tumbes Tumbes25.191,713Tumbes Tumbes96,946
Ucayali Ucayali26.432,195Pucallpa Pucallpa326,040