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The populated centres of Peru (Spanish : Centros poblados; CC.PP.), are the fourth-level administrative subdivisions and the lowest administrative subdivision of the country. They are subdivisions of the districts, which in turn are subdivisions of provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the regions. As of 2022, there are 2,859 populated centers in total, which are administered by municipalities headed by a mayor elected every four years. [1]
This form of constituency was created by Law 23853, published on June 9, 1984, [2] and amended by Law 23854 (published the same day), which established the change in the name from Delegated Municipality to Minor Populated Centre Municipality. [3] This latter name only lasted until the publication of the Political Constitution of 1993, on December 29, which in its article 191 established that the provincial and district municipalities, and those delegated in accordance with the law, are the bodies of local government. [4]
Delegated Municipalities are created by Provincial Municipalities and are governed by the provincial ordinance that establishes them, which establishes the functions delegated to them. For a delegated municipality to be created, a hamlet (Spanish : caserío), rural community (Spanish : comunidad campesina), or native community (Spanish : comunidad nativa) must meet certain requirements:
In the case of native communities, they were legally recognized in 1974, which applies to the jungle region. [5]
The electoral process in a populated centre is carried out by call from the Provincial Municipality, which announces the process at least 120 days before the start of the process, or 90 days after the creation of the populated centre in the case of a new one. This process is carried out with the mandatory logistical support of the National Office of Electoral Processes and the optional oversight of the Provincial Municipality and the National Jury of Elections. [6]
| Ubigeo | Departament | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Amazonas | 67 |
| 02 | Áncash | 201 |
| 03 | Apurímac | 95 |
| 04 | Arequipa | 23 |
| 05 | Ayacucho | 141 |
| 06 | Cajamarca | 327 |
| 07 | Callao [a] | 1 |
| 08 | Cuzco | 127 |
| 09 | Huancavelica | 252 |
| 10 | Huánuco | 258 |
| 11 | Ica | 4 |
| 12 | Junín | 108 |
| 13 | La Libertad | 96 |
| 14 | Lambayeque | 36 |
| 15 | Lima | 56 [b] |
| 16 | Loreto | 22 |
| 17 | Madre de Dios | 10 |
| 18 | Moquegua | 24 |
| 19 | Pasco | 71 |
| 20 | Piura | 67 |
| 21 | Puno | 308 |
| 22 | San Martin | 96 |
| 23 | Tacna | 24 |
| 24 | Tumbes | 7 |
| 25 | Ucayali | 16 |
| Total | 2465 |
Uno de esos elementos de mudanza es el sistema jurídico el cual, mediante la creación de la "comunidad nativa" desde 1974, considera al grupo local como una entidad autónoma en derechos y obligaciones. Se trata, pues, de una estructura administrativa que no coincide en su extensión, ni con el grupo étnico como pluralidad de personas, ni con el territorio étnico como unidad ecológico-simbólica. Puede decirse que el sistema jurídico buscó compartimentalizar administrativamente a los grupos étnicos y apoyó, en consecuencia, su desarticulación.
