List of metropolitan areas of Peru

For city populations, see list of cities in Peru.

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

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
Rank Image Coat of arms Metropolitan
area		 Region 1993
population		 2007
population		 2017
population[9]
1
Lima 		Lima Metropolitana Area Lima 6,321,173[3] 8,472,935[3] 9,569,468[10]
2
Arequipa 		Arequipa Arequipa metropolitan area Arequipa 640,275 822,479[8] 1,034,736
3
Trujillo 		Trujillo metropolitan area La Libertad 589,314 804,296[8] 962,369
4
Chiclayo 		Chiclayo metropolitan area Lambayeque 550,179 697,861[8] 810,783
5 Piura
Piura 		Piura metropolitan area Piura - 450,363[11] 517,293
6 Iquitos
Iquitos 		Iquitos metropolitan area Loreto - - 471,993
7 Cusco
Cusco 		Cusco metropolitan area Cusco - - 434,654
8 chimbote
Chimbote 		Chimbote metropolitan area Ancash - - 381,742
9
Huancayo 		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

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Lima (Peru)
Map of Lima Metropolitan Area


  • Lima metropolitan area
Main article: 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
Main article: Arequipa metropolitan area
Composition Estimated
population 2016[9] 		Subdivision
Arequipa 54.905 District
Paucarpata 284.755 District
Cerro Colorado 248.164 District
Cayma 91.802 District
Alto Selva alegre 82.412 District
Socabaya 78.135 District
José Luís Bustamante y Rivero 76.711 District
Mariano Melgar 52.667 District
Miraflores 48.677 District
Jacobo Hunter 48.326 District
Yanahuara 25.483 District
Yura 25.367 District
Sachaca 19.581 District
Tiabaya 14.768 District
Uchumayo 12.436 District
Characato 9.288 District
Sabandia 4.136 District
Mollebaya 1.868 District
Quequeña 1.376 District
Total 1.121.500 --
  • Trujillo Metropolitan Area
Main article: Trujillo metropolitan area (Peru)
Composition Estimated
population 2016[9] 		Subdivision
Trujillo 314,939 District
El Porvenir 190,461 District
La Esperanza 189,206 District
Víctor Larco Herrera 68,506 District
Huanchaco 68,409 District
Moche 37,436 District
Florencia de Mora 37,262 District
Laredo 37,206 District
Salaverry 18,944 District
Total 962,369 --
  • Chiclayo Metropolitan Area
Main article: Chiclayo metropolitan area
Composition Estimated
population 2016[9] 		Subdivision
Chiclayo 291.777 District
Leonardo Ortiz 193.232 District
La Victoria 90.546 District
Lambayeque 77.234 District
Pimentel 44.285 District
Monsefú 31.847 District
Pomalca 25.323 District
San José 16.172 District
Reque 14.942 District
Santa Rosa 12.687 District
Eten 10.571 District
Puerto Eten 2.167 District
Total 810.783 --
  • Piura: Piura, Castilla, Catacaos.[17]
Composition Estimated
population 2016[9] 		Subdivision
Piura and Veintiséis de Octubre District 301.311 District
Castilla 143.203 District
Catacaos 72.779 District
Total 517.293 --
  • Iquitos: Iquitos, Punchana, San Juan Bautista, Belén.[18]
Composition Estimated
population 2016[9] 		Subdivision
Iquitos 150.484 District
Belén 75.685 District
Punchana 91.128 District
San Juan Bautista 154.696 District
Total 471.993 --
  • Cusco: San Jerónimo, Cusco, Santiago, Wanchaq, San Sebastián.[19]
Composition Estimated
population 2016[9] 		Subdivision
Cusco 118.316 District
San Jerónimo 47.101 District
Santiago 90.154 District
Wanchaq 63.778 District
San Sebastián 115.305 District
Total 434.654 --
  • Chimbote: Chimbote, Nuevo Chimbote y Coishco.[10][20]
Composition Estimated
population 2016[9] 		Subdivision
Chimbote 214.804 District
Nuevo Chimbote 151.127 District
Coishco 15.811 District
Total 381.742 --
  • Huancayo: Huancayo, El Tambo, Chilca.[21]
Composition Estimated
population 2016[9] 		Subdivision
Huancayo 116.953 District
El Tambo 161.429 District
Chilca 85.628 District
Total 364.010 --

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Planeamiento Urbano - Perú: Áreas metropolitanas (Pag. 3)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-12.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e INEI (ed.). "(spanish)INEI - Perfil socio demográfico del Perú". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "(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.
  8. ^ a b c d Municipalidad de Chiclayo (ed.). "(spanish)Plan de desarrollo urbano ambiental de Chiclayo 2015" (in Spanish).
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j INEI (ed.). "Peru: Estimated population by sex according to Departamento, province and district 2013- INEI" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c INEI (ed.). "(spanish)INEI - PERÚ: ESTIMACIONES Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN TOTAL POR SEXO DE LAS PRINCIPALES CIUDADES, 2013-2015" (PDF) (in Spanish).
  11. ^ Municipalidad Provincial de Piura. "Plan de Desarrollo Urbano de los Distritos de Piura, Veintiséis de Octubre, Castilla y Catacaos al 2032 (page 29)" (PDF) (in Spanish).
  12. ^ "(spanish)Plan Director de Arequipa Metropolitana 2002–2015 (page 22, 62)". [2] (in Spanish). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ PLANDET, ed. (2009). "Plan de Desarrollo Urbano Metropolitano de Trujillo 2012-2022(pág. 39)" (in Spanish).
  15. ^ INEI, ed. (2008). "Población de la Región Lambayeque según Provincias y distritos - Resultados del censo 2007" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  16. ^ INEI, ed. (2008). "Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Población y VI de Vivienda - Sistema de Consultas de Resultados Censales (INEI)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  17. ^ Municipalidad de Piura, ed. (2008). "PLAN DE DESARROLLO CONCERTADO DE LA PROVINCIA DE PIURA 2009-2014 (page 67)" (in Spanish).
  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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