Provinces of Peru
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The provinces of Peru (Spanish: provincias) are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into districts (Spanish: distritos). There are 196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 24 departments (or regions), while two provinces—Lima and Callao—are subject to a special regime, with the latter not belonging to any department.[1][2][3][4] This makes an average of seven provinces per region. The region with the fewest provinces is Callao (one) and the region with the most is Ancash (twenty).
While provinces in the sparsely populated Amazon rainforest of eastern Peru tend to be larger, there is a large concentration of them in the north-central area of the country. The province with the fewest districts is Purús Province, with just one district. The province with the most districts is Lima Province, with 43 districts. The most common number of districts per province is eight; a total of 29 provinces share this number of districts.
Provinces table
[edit]The table below shows all provinces with their capitals and the region in which they are located. The UBIGEO code uniquely identifies each province. Capitals in bold are also a regional capital. Provinces in which the region's capital is located all have an UBIGEO code ending in 01.
By population
[edit]| Province | Population | Region | Name of City | Districts |
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| Lima | 7,605,742 | Lima | Lima | 43 |
| Constitutional Province of Callao | 876,877 | Callao | Callao | 6 |
| Arequipa | 864,250 | Arequipa | Arequipa | 29 |
| Trujillo | 811,979 | La Libertad | Trujillo | 11 |
| Chiclayo | 757,452 | Lambayeque | Chiclayo | 20 |
| Piura | 665,991 | Piura | Piura | 9 |
| Maynas | 492,992 | Loreto | Iquitos | 13 |
| Huancayo | 466,436 | Junín | Huancayo | 28 |
| Santa | 396,434 | Ancash | Chimbote | 9 |
| Cusco | 367,791 | Cusco | Cusco | 8 |
| Coronel Portillo | 333,890 | Ucayali | Pucallpa | 7 |
| Ica | 321,332 | Ica | Ica | 14 |
| Cajamarca | 316,152 | Cajamarca | Cajamarca | 12 |
| Sullana | 287,680 | Piura | Sullana | 8 |
| Huánuco | 270,233 | Huánuco | Huánuco | 11 |
| Tacna | 262,731 | Tacna | Tacna | 10 |
| Lambayeque | 258,747 | Lambayeque | Lambayeque | 12 |
| San Román | 240,776 | Puno | Juliaca | 4 |
| Puno | 229,236 | Puno | Puno | 15 |
| Huamanga | 221,469 | Ayacucho | Ayacucho | 15 |
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Seat of the regional government.[1][2]
- ^ Under a special regime.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Toledo, Alejandro (17 July 2002). "Ley N° 27783: Ley de Bases de la Descentralización". Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas. p. 11-12.
- ^ a b c "Ley Nº 31140: Ley que modifica la Ley 27783, Ley de Bases de la Decentralización, precisando el ámbito territorial de competencias de nivel regional en el Departamento de Lima". El Peruano. 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Peru, South America – Administrative regions". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Maps of Peru". World Atlas. Retrieved 17 June 2025.