| Native Name: | Departamento de la Costa |
| Subdivision: | Department |
| Nation: | Peru |
| Title Leader: | President |
| Year Leader1: | 1821 |
| Capital: | Huaura |
| Year Start: | 1821 |
| Year End: | 1823 |
| Event Start: | Established |
| Date Start: | 12 February |
| Event End: | Annexed to Lima |
| Era: | Independence of Peru |
| P1: | Intendancy of Lima |
| Flag P1: | Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg |
| S1: | Department of Lima |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Peru (1821-1822).svg |
| Divisions: | Provinces |
The Department of the Coast (Spanish; Castilian: Departamento de la Costa) was a short-lived department of the Protectorate of Peru that existed from 1821 to 1823. The department's lone leader, who held the title of President, was .[1]
On February 12, 1821, during the Peruvian War of Independence, the Reglamento Provisional was issued by José de San Martín, serving as the country's first legal document and constitution.[2] The document divided the territory occupied by the Liberating Army into four departments, which included that of the Coast, north of Lima.[2] [3] On August 4 of the same year, a Provisional Statute was issued by San Martín, which formally established the Department of Lima.[4]
The department was represented at the first Congress of Peru in 1822 by the following:[5] [6] [7]
| Constituent Deputy | Representative type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titular | |||
| Titular | |||
| Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza | Titular | ||
| Substitute | |||
The department was subsequently annexed to Lima in 1823.[8]
The department was divided in three provinces (partidos).[8]
| Province | Head (city of government) | |
|---|---|---|
| Santa María de la Parrilla | ||
| Chancay | ||
| Canta |