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Find information on almost all places in Peru. Whether you are looking for information on regions in Peru or information on cities and places in Peru, this website is the right place in the web to start your search.

Facts and figures about Peru at a glance

Peru is a sovereign country on the continent of South America. Peru covers a total area of 1,285,220.0 km² and has a population of approximately 29,907,003 people.

The capital of Peru is Lima (Lima) with a population of 7,737,002 people.

Facts and figures about Peru
Country	Code	Area	Population	P/km²
Peru	PE	1,285,220.0 km²	29,907,003 people	23.3

Population density in Peru
Population density
23.3 p/km² (very low)	Peru: Very low population density

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Information on Peru

Information on Peru
Name	Official name	Code	Status	Regions	Capital	Continent
Peru	Republic of Peru	PE	Sovereign country	26	Lima Lima	South America

Time in Peru

Time in Peru
Current time	Summer time (DST)	Standard time	Current timezone offset	Timezone
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 8:41am	No	Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 8:41am	UTC -5.0	America/Lima

Currency in Peru

Currency in Peru
Currency	Abbreviation
Sol	PEN

Languages in Peru

Languages in Peru
Languages
Aymara, Quechua, Spanish

Neighbouring countries of Peru

Neighbouring countries of Peru
Neighbouring countries
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador Show neighbouring countries of Peru in map.

Telecommunication in Peru

Telecommunication in Peru
International calling code	Internet top level domain (TLD)
+51	.pe

Latitude & Longitude of Peru

Latitude & Longitude of Peru
Position	Latitude (width)	Longitude (length)
Show on map	10°00'00.0"S (-10.0000000°)	75°15'00.0"W (-75.2500000°)

Regions in Peru

Regions in Peru
Regions
There are 26 primary administrative regions in Peru. Have a closer look at the regions in Peru.

Largest places in Peru

There are 21 places in Peru with a population of more than 100,000 people.

Largest places in Peru
Place	No	Population
Lima Lima	1.	7,737,002
Arequipa Arequipa	2.	841,130
Callao Callao	3.	813,264
Trujillo Trujillo	4.	747,450
Chiclayo Chiclayo	5.	577,375
Iquitos Iquitos	6.	437,620
Huancayo Huancayo	7.	376,657
Piura Piura	8.	325,466
Chimbote Chimbote	9.	316,966
Cusco Cusco	10.	312,140
Pucallpa Pucallpa	11.	310,750
Tacna Tacna	12.	280,098
Ica Ica	13.	246,844
Juliaca Juliaca	14.	245,675
Sullana Sullana	15.	160,789
Chincha Alta Chincha Alta	16.	153,076
Huanuco Huánuco	17.	147,959
Ayacucho Ayacucho	18.	140,033
Cajamarca Cajamarca	19.	135,000
Puno Puno	20.	116,552
Tumbes Tumbes	21.	109,223

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External sources of information on Peru

Peru on Wikipedia

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