List of metropolitan areas of 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. As of the 2007 census, these cities are Lima, Arequipa, and Trujillo.

Metropolitan areas of Peru Rank Image Coat of arms Metropolitan area Region 1993population 2007population 2017 population1LimaLima Metropolitana Area Lima 6,321,173 8,472,935 9,569,4682Arequipa Arequipa metropolitan area Arequipa 640,275 822,479 1,034,7363Trujillo Trujillo metropolitan area La Libertad 589,314 804,296 962,3694 Chiclayo Chiclayo metropolitan area Lambayeque 550,179 697,861 810,7835 Piura Piura metropolitan area Piura - 450,363 517,2936 Iquitos Iquitos metropolitan area Loreto - - 471,9937 Cusco Cusco metropolitan area Cusco - - 434,6548 Chimbote Chimbote metropolitan area Ancash - - 381,742 9 Huancayo Huancayo metropolitan area Junin - - 364,010 Sources:Law of Territorial Demarcation1993 population: Lima metropolitan area, Arequipa metropolitan area, Trujillo metropolitan area, - 1993 census (INEI)2007 population: Lima metropolitan area, Arequipa metropolitan area, Trujillo metropolitan area, Chiclayo metropolitan area - Censo 2007 (INEI)Estimated 2015 population (INEI)

Composition

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.

Arequipa Metropolitan Area

Composition Estimated population 2016 Subdivision Arequipa 54.905District Paucarpata 284.755District Cerro Colorado 248.164DistrictCayma 91.802District Alto Selva alegre 82.412District Socabaya 78.135 District José Luís Bustamante y Rivero 76.711District Mariano Melgar 52.667District Miraflores 48.677District Jacobo Hunter 48.326District Yanahuara 25.483 District Yura 25.367 District Sachaca 19.581District Tiabaya 14.768 District Uchumayo 12.436District Characato9.288District Sabandia 4.136 District Mollebaya 1.868District Quequeña 1.376District Total 1.121.500-- Trujillo Metropolitan Area

Composition Estimated population 2016 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 Total 962,369--

Chiclayo Metropolitan Area

Composition Estimated population 2016 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 16.172 District Reque 14.942District Santa Rosa 12.687District Eten 10.571District Puerto Eten 2.167District Total 810.783--

Piura: Piura, Castilla, Catacaos.

Composition Estimated population 2016 Subdivision Piura and Veintiséis de Octubre District 301.311District Castilla 143.203District Catacaos 72.779District Total 517.293--

Iquitos: Iquitos, Punchana, San Juan Bautista, Belén.

Composition Estimated population 2016 Subdivision Iquitos 150.484District Belén 75.685DistrictPunchana91.128District San Juan Bautista 154.696District Total471.993--

Cusco: San Jerónimo, Cusco, Santiago, Wanchaq, San Sebastián. Composition Estimated population 2016 Subdivision Cusco 118.316 District San Jerónimo 47.101District Santiago 90.154District Wanchaq 63.778District San Sebastián 115.305District Total 434.654--

Chimbote: Chimbote, Nuevo Chimbote y Coishco.

Composition Estimated population 2016 Subdivision Chimbote 214.804DistrictNuevo Chimbote 151.127 District Coishco 15.811District Total 381.742--

Huancayo: Huancayo, El Tambo, Chilca.

Composition Estimated population 2016 Subdivision Huancayo 116.953DistrictEl Tambo 161.429District Chilca 85.628 District Total 364.010--

See also

List of cities in Peru List of regions by population of Peru Peru

References