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 |
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Lima Metropolitana Area | Lima | 6,321,173[3] | 8,472,935[3] | 9,569,468[10] | |
2 | ![]() Arequipa |
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Arequipa metropolitan area | Arequipa | 640,275 | 822,479[8] | 1,034,736 | |
3 | ![]() Trujillo |
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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 metropolitan area | Piura | - | 450,363[11] | 517,293 | ||
6 | ![]() Iquitos |
Iquitos metropolitan area | Loreto | - | - | 471,993 | ||
7 | Cusco |
Cusco metropolitan area | Cusco | - | - | 434,654 | ||
8 | ![]() Chimbote |
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Chimbote metropolitan area | Ancash | - | - | 381,742 | |
9 | ![]() Huancayo |
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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 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
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
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
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 | -- |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Planeamiento Urbano - Perú: Áreas metropolitanas (Pag. 3)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e INEI (ed.). "(spanish)INEI - Perfil socio demográfico del Perú". Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ PLANDET, ed. (2009). "Plan de Desarrollo Urbano Metropolitano de Trujillo 2012-2022(pág. 39)" (in Spanish).
- ^ "(spanish)Plan Director de Arequipa Metropolitana 2002–2015 (page 22, 62)" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Municipalidad de Chiclayo (ed.). "(spanish)Plan de desarrollo urbano ambiental de Chiclayo 2015" (in Spanish).
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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).
- ^ "(spanish)Plan Director de Arequipa Metropolitana 2002–2015 (page 22, 62)". [2] (in Spanish). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ PLANDET, ed. (2009). "Plan de Desarrollo Urbano Metropolitano de Trujillo 2012-2022(pág. 39)" (in Spanish).
- ^ INEI, ed. (2008). "Población de la Región Lambayeque según Provincias y distritos - Resultados del censo 2007" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Municipalidad de Piura, ed. (2008). "PLAN DE DESARROLLO CONCERTADO DE LA PROVINCIA DE PIURA 2009-2014 (page 67)" (in Spanish).
- ^ "PLAN LOCAL PROVINCIAL DE SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA DE MAYNAS (Pags. 42,44,45)" (PDF) (in Spanish).
- ^ "INEI - Conociendo Cusco (POBLACION CUSCO METROPOLITANO, Pag. 24)" (in Spanish).
- ^ "PLAN DE DESARROLLO CONCERTADO DE LA PROVINCIA DEL SANTA 2007-2015 (Pag. 34)" (PDF) (in Spanish).
- ^ "Plan de desarrollo Urbano de Huancayo (Pag. 50)" (PDF) (in Spanish).