List of metropolitan areas of Peru

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The following is a list of the most populous Peruvian metropolitan areas with over 300,000 inhabitants.

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Note that the populations of metropolitan areas are not city populations but rather a combination of a main large city and many other smaller satellite cities. In Peru, cities with a population of more than 500,000 and with a metropolitan development plan are considered metropolises. [1] [2] As of the 2007 census, these cities are Lima, Arequipa, and Trujillo. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Metropolitan areas of Peru
RankImageCoat of armsMetropolitan
area		Region1993
population		2007
population		2017
population [9]
1 Skyline of lima from costa verde.jpg
Lima 		Coat of arms of Lima.svg Lima Metropolitana Area Lima 6,321,173 [3] 8,472,935 [3] 9,569,468 [10]
2 Aerial View, Arequipa, La Marina.jpg
Arequipa 		Escudo de Armas de Arequipa.svg Arequipa metropolitan area Arequipa 640,275822,479 [8] 1,034,736
3 Freedom Monument, Trujillo.jpg
Trujillo 		Coat of Arms of Trujillo of New Castille (modern design).svg Trujillo metropolitan area La Libertad 589,314804,296 [8] 962,369
4 Chiclayo, Peru00.jpg
Chiclayo 		Escudo de Chiclayo.PNG Chiclayo metropolitan area Lambayeque 550,179697,861 [8] 810,783
5 Piura Plaza de Armas.jpg
Piura 		Piura metropolitan area Piura -450,363 [11] 517,293
6 Iquitos-2012-plaza.jpg
Iquitos 		Iquitos metropolitan area Loreto --471,993
7 Machu Picchu early morning.JPG
Cusco 		Cusco metropolitan area Cusco --434,654
8 Satellite photo of Chimbote Peru.jpg
Chimbote 		Coat of arms of Chimbote.svg Chimbote metropolitan area Ancash --381,742
9 Huancayo.jpg
Huancayo 		Pe ehuan.gif Huancayo metropolitan area Junin --364,010
Sources:
Law of Territorial Demarcation [2]
1993 population: Lima metropolitan area, [3] Arequipa metropolitan area, [12] Trujillo metropolitan area, [4] - 1993 census (INEI)
2007 population: Lima metropolitan area, [3] Arequipa metropolitan area, [13] Trujillo metropolitan area, [14] Chiclayo metropolitan area [15] [16] - Censo 2007 (INEI)
Estimated 2015 population [9] (INEI)

Composition

Lima (Peru) Miraflores-Lima.jpg
Lima (Peru)
Map of Lima Metropolitan Area Mapa Lima Metropolitana Distritos.JPG
Map of Lima Metropolitan Area


  • Lima metropolitan area

Lima metropolitan area is composed of 5 sub regions that group 43 urban districts of Lima Province and 6 districts of Callao Province. These sub regions are the Lima Norte, Lima Sur, Lima Este, Central Lima, and Callao with a total estimated population in 2015 of 9.886.647 people. [10]

  • Arequipa Metropolitan Area
CompositionEstimated
population 2016 [9] 		Subdivision
Arequipa 54.905District
Paucarpata 284.755District
Cerro Colorado 248.164District
Cayma 91.802District
Alto Selva alegre 82.412District
Socabaya 78.135District
José Luís Bustamante y Rivero 76.711District
Mariano Melgar 52.667District
Miraflores 48.677District
Jacobo Hunter 48.326District
Yanahuara 25.483District
Yura 25.367District
Sachaca 19.581District
Tiabaya 14.768District
Uchumayo 12.436District
Characato 9.288District
Sabandia 4.136District
Mollebaya 1.868District
Quequeña 1.376District
Total1.121.500--
  • Trujillo Metropolitan Area
CompositionEstimated
population 2016 [9] 		Subdivision
Trujillo 314,939District
El Porvenir 190,461District
La Esperanza 189,206District
Víctor Larco Herrera 68,506District
Huanchaco 68,409District
Moche 37,436District
Florencia de Mora 37,262District
Laredo 37,206District
Salaverry 18,944District
Total962,369--
  • Chiclayo Metropolitan Area
CompositionEstimated
population 2016 [9] 		Subdivision
Chiclayo 291.777District
Leonardo Ortiz 193.232District
La Victoria 90.546District
Lambayeque 77.234District
Pimentel 44.285District
Monsefú 31.847District
Pomalca 25.323District
San José 16.172District
Reque 14.942District
Santa Rosa 12.687District
Eten 10.571District
Puerto Eten 2.167District
Total810.783--
  • Piura: Piura, Castilla, Catacaos. [17]
CompositionEstimated
population 2016 [9] 		Subdivision
Piura and Veintiséis de Octubre District 301.311District
Castilla 143.203District
Catacaos 72.779District
Total517.293--
  • Iquitos: Iquitos, Punchana, San Juan Bautista, Belén. [18]
CompositionEstimated
population 2016 [9] 		Subdivision
Iquitos 150.484District
Belén 75.685District
Punchana 91.128District
San Juan Bautista 154.696District
Total471.993--
  • Cusco: San Jerónimo, Cusco, Santiago, Wanchaq, San Sebastián. [19]
CompositionEstimated
population 2016 [9] 		Subdivision
Cusco 118.316District
San Jerónimo 47.101District
Santiago 90.154District
Wanchaq 63.778District
San Sebastián 115.305District
Total434.654--
  • Chimbote: Chimbote, Nuevo Chimbote y Coishco. [10] [20]
CompositionEstimated
population 2016 [9] 		Subdivision
Chimbote 214.804District
Nuevo Chimbote 151.127District
Coishco 15.811District
Total381.742--
  • Huancayo: Huancayo, El Tambo, Chilca. [21]
CompositionEstimated
population 2016 [9] 		Subdivision
Huancayo 116.953District
El Tambo 161.429District
Chilca 85.628District
Total364.010--

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References

  1. ↑ "Planeamiento Urbano - Perú: Áreas metropolitanas (Pag. 3)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-12.
  2. 1 2 "Ley 27795 - LEY DE DEMARCACIÓN Y ORGANIZACIÓN TERRITORIAL (Pag. 19)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 INEI (ed.). "(spanish)INEI - Perfil socio demográfico del Perú" . Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "(spanish) Plan de Desarrollo Metropolitano de Trujillo-Plandemetru (Page. 35, 36)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ PLANDET, ed. (2009). "Plan de Desarrollo Urbano Metropolitano de Trujillo 2012-2022(pág. 39)" (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ "(spanish)Plan Director de Arequipa Metropolitana 2002–2015 (page 22, 62)" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ INEI, ed. (2011). "(spanish)INEI:Arequipa Compendio estadístico 2011 - Arequipa Metropolitana, Población censada y estimada, Según Distritos (page 77)" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
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  15. ↑ INEI, ed. (2008). "Población de la Región Lambayeque según Provincias y distritos - Resultados del censo 2007" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2012.
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  18. ↑ "PLAN LOCAL PROVINCIAL DE SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA DE MAYNAS (Pags. 42,44,45)" (PDF) (in Spanish).
  19. ↑ "INEI - Conociendo Cusco (POBLACION CUSCO METROPOLITANO, Pag. 24)" (in Spanish).
  20. ↑ "PLAN DE DESARROLLO CONCERTADO DE LA PROVINCIA DEL SANTA 2007-2015 (Pag. 34)" (PDF) (in Spanish).
  21. ↑ "Plan de desarrollo Urbano de Huancayo (Pag. 50)" (PDF) (in Spanish).
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