Peru

Official name:
the Republic of Peru
Native name:
Perú (el)
Capital:
Lima
ISO country code
PE
Nat. statistical agency:
INEI
Population (2010-07-01):
29,907,003 (CIA)
Area:
1,285,220 sq.km.
Region:
South America

Census Results

1940-xx-xx : 7,023,111
1961-07-02 : 10,420,357
1972-06-04 : 14,121,564
1981-07-12 : 17,762,231
1993-07-11 : 22,639,443
2007-10-21 : 27,412,157

Peru

Administrative units

departamentocapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1993-07-11
census		population
2007-10-21
census
source: INEI, Peru.
Departamento de AmazonasChachapoyas39,249.13336,665375,993
Departamento AncashHuaraz35,914.81955,0231,063,459
Departamento ApurimacAbancay20,895.79381,997404,190
Departamento de ArequipaArequipa63,345.39916,8061,152,303
Departamento de AyacuchoAyacucho43,814.80492,507612,489
Departamento de CajamarcaCajamarca33,317.541,259,8081,387,809
Provincia Constitutional del CallaoCallao146.98639,729876,877
Departamento de CuscoCusco71,986.501,028,7631,171,403
Departamento de HuancavelicaHuancavelica22,131.47385,162454,797
Departamento de HuanucoHuanuco36,848.85654,489762,223
Departamento de IcaIca21,327.83565,686711,932
Departamento de JuninHuancayo44,197.231,035,8411,225,474
Departamento de La LibertadTrujillo25,499.901,270,2611,617,050
Departamento de LambayequeChiclayo14,231.30920,7951,112,868
Departamento LimaLima34,801.596,386,3088,445,211
Departamento de LoretoIquitos368,851.95687,282891,732
Departamento de Madre de DiosPuerto Maldonado85,300.5467,008109,555
Departamento de MoqueguaMoquegua15,733.97128,747161,533
Departamento de PascoCerro de Pasco25,319.59226,295280,449
Departamento PiuraPiura35,892.491,388,2641,676,315
Departamento de PunoPuno71,999.001,079,8491,268,441
Departamento San MartinMoyobamba51,253.31552,387728,808
Departamento de TacnaTacna16,075.89218,353288,781
Departamento de TumbesTumbes4,669.20155,521200,306
Departamento de UcayaliPucallpa102,410.55314,810432,159
total 1,285,215.6022,048,35627,412,157

Agglomerations

namepopulation
1993-07-11
census		population
2007-10-21
census
Lima Metropolitana6,321,1738,472,935
source: INEI, Peru.

Main cities

namepopulation
1993-07-11
census		population
2007-10-21
census		latitude /
longitude
Lima5,706,1277,605,742-12.07/-77.01
Arequipa619,156749,291 
Trujillo509,312682,834 
Chiclayo424,004524,442 
Callao369,768438,326 
Piura277,964377,496 
Iquitos274,759370,962 
Cusco255,568348,935 
Chimbote282,279334,568 
Huancayo258,209323,054 
Tacna174,336242,451 
Ica168,998219,856 
Juliaca142,576216,716 
Pucallpa172,286204,772 
Sullana147,361181,954 
Cajamarca92,447162,326 
Chincha Alta110,016153,598 
Ayacucho105,918151,019 
Huanuco118,814149,210 
Puno91,877120,229 
Tarapoto77,783117,184 
Huaraz66,888100,931 
Tumbes74,08594,751 
Talara82,22887,622 
source: INEI, Peru.
note: population of Lima based on "Lima - Provincia".