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 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 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 |  | 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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* Peru portal

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

## 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).