Decentralization process in Peru

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Decentralization process in Peru has long been a major issue in the government agenda.[ citation needed ]

A referendum was held on October 30, 2005, to decide whether fifteen of the current twenty-five regions will merge to form five new, larger regions. [1] All citizens who are 18 or older and reside in the affected regions (7'234,321 persons) were entitled to vote.[ citation needed ]

Voters overwhelmingly opposed the merge, and therefore the regions will stay the way they currently are. Another referendum was scheduled for 2011 or 2012.[ citation needed ]

Proposed regions

These are the new regions that were to be created if the voters had voted in favour of the merge:

  1. Región Norte: Lambayeque, Piura, Tumbes
  2. Región Nor Centro Oriente: Ancash, Huánuco, Junín, Lima, Pasco
  3. Ica-Ayacucho-Huancavelica: Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Ica
  4. Cusco-Apurímac: Apurímac, Cusco
  5. Región Sur: Arequipa, Puno, Tacna

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References

  1. ↑ "Referendum para creacion de regiones el 30 de octubre del 2005". Government of Peru (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
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