List of 20 Most Populous cities in Peru
The following are the 20 most populated cities in Peru. Note that the populations are strictly within city limits and not metropolitan area figures. For metropolitan figures see List of 15 largest metropolitan areas in Peru.
| 20 Most Populated Cities in Peru |
| Rank |
City |
Census 2007 |
Year 2011 |
Departament |
| City Population |
City Population |
or Region |
| 1. |
Lima-Callao |
3.573.227 |
6 321 173 |
8 472 935 |
Lima |
| 2. |
Arequipa |
446.942 |
619 156 |
815 166 |
Arequipa |
| 3. |
Trujillo |
354.301 |
509 312 |
790 459 |
La Libertad |
| 4. |
Chiclayo |
279 527 |
379 520 |
574 408 |
Lambayeque |
| 5. |
Piura |
207.934 |
277 964 |
441 769 |
Piura |
| 6. |
Iquitos |
178.738 |
274 759 |
370 962 |
Loreto |
| 7. |
Cusco |
184.550 |
255 568 |
348 935 |
Cusco |
| 8. |
Chimbote |
164.954 |
282 279 |
334 568 |
Ancash |
| 9. |
Huancayo |
223.341 |
258 209 |
323 054 |
Junín |
| 10. |
Pucallpa |
87.651 |
172 286 |
272 616 |
Ucayali |
| 11. |
Tacna |
89.604 |
174 336 |
242 451 |
Tacna |
| 12. |
Ica |
53.000 |
168 998 |
219 856 |
Ica |
| 13. |
Juliaca |
21.462 |
142 576 |
216 716 |
Puno |
| 14. |
Sullana |
114.786 |
147 361 |
181 954 |
Piura |
| 15. |
Cajamarca |
65.000 |
92 447 |
162 326 |
Cajamarca |
| 16. |
Chincha Alta |
75.685 |
110 016 |
153 598 |
Ica |
| 17. |
Ayacucho |
61.812 |
105 918 |
151 019 |
Ayacucho |
| 18. |
Huánuco |
47.936 |
118 814 |
149 210 |
Huánuco |
| 19. |
Huacho |
58 894 |
88 894 |
138 894 |
Lima |
| 20. |
Puno |
69.553 |
91 877 |
120 229 |
Puno |
The next are data from most populated cities in Peru in year 2011:
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- At year 2011 Trujillo city is formed by 7 continuous urban districts which are : Trujillo, La Esperanza, El Porvenir, Víctor Larco, Florencia de Mora.
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- At year 2011 Arequipa city is formed by 14 urban districts which are : Arequipa, Alto Selva alegre, Cayma, Cerro colorado, Jacobo hunter, José Luís Bustamante y Rivero, Mariano Melgar, Miraflores, Paucarpata, Sabandia, Sachaca, Socabaya, Tiabaya and Yanahuara.
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- At year 2011 Chiclayo city is formed by 6 urban districts which are : Chiclayo, José Leonardo Ortiz, La Victoria, Pomalca, Reque and Pimentel.
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- At year 2011 Piura city is formed by 3 urban districts which are : Piura,Castilla and Catacaos.
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- At year 2011 Iquitos city is formed by 4 urban districts which are : Iquitos, Punchana, Beén and San Juan Bautista.
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- At year 2011 Cusco city is formed by 5 districts which are : Cuzco, San Jerónimo, San Sebastián, Santiago y Wanchaq.
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- At year 2011 Chimbote city is formed by 2 continuous urban districts which are : Chimbote and Nuevo Chimbote.
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- At year 2011 Huancayo city is formed by 3 urban districts which are : Huancayo, Chilca and El Tambo.
- At year 2011 Tacna city is formed by 5 urban districts which are : Tacna, Coronel Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa, Alto de la Alianza, Ciudad Nueva and Pocollay.
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- At year 2011 Ica city is formed by 7 urban districts which are : Ica, La Tinguiña, Los Aquijes, Parcona, San Juan Bautista, Pueblo Nuevo and Santiago.
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- At year 2011 Juliaca city is formed by 1 urban district which are : Juliaca.
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- At year 2011 Pucallpa city is formed by 3 urban districts which are : Callería (district origin of Pucallpa), Yarinacocha and Manantay.
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- At year 2011 Cajamarca city is formed by 2 urban districts which are : Cajamarca and Baños del Inca.
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- At year 2011 Sullana city is formed by 2 urban districts which are : Sullana and Bellavista.
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- At year 2011 Ayacucho city is formed by 4 urban districts which are : Ayacucho, Carmen Alto, San Juan Bautista and Jesús Nazareno.
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- At year 2011 Huánuco city is formed by 3 urban districts which are : Huánuco, Amarilis and Pillco Marca.
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- At year 2011 Huacho city is formed by 5 urban districts which are : Huacho, Caleta de Carquín, Hualmay, Huaura and Santa maría.
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- At year 2011 Tarapoto city is formed by 3 urban districts which are : Tarapoto, Banda de Shilcayo and Morales.
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