Judicial districts of Peru explained

The Judicial Districts of Peru are subdivisions of the Judicial System of Peru. There are 34^[1] Judicial Districts in Peru:

N°	Name	Headquarters	Established	Establishing Law	Jurisdiction
1	Amazonas		August 20, 1942	Law Nº 9397	Amazonas Region
2	Ancash		February 14, 1863		entire Ancash Region excluding the provinces of Santa, Casma, Huarmey, Corongo and Pallasca. It has also jurisdiction over the Marañón Province of Huanuco region.
3	Apurímac		September 7, 1936	Law Nº 8242	Apurímac Region with exception of the Cotabambas Province.
4	Arequipa		July 27, 1825		Arequipa Region and the General Sánchez Cerro Province of the Moquegua Region.
5	Ayacucho		March 21, 1844	Law Nº 8569	Ayacucho Region with the exception of the Cangallo, Lucanas, Parinacochas, and Paucar del Sara Sara provinces. It also has jurisdiction over the Churcampa Province of the Huancavelica Region.
6	Cajamarca		January 28, 1862		Cajamarca Region with the exception of the provinces of Jaen, San Ignacio, and Cutervo. It also has jurisdiction over the Bolivar Province of La Libertad Region.
7	Callao		April 21, 1961	Law Nº 13212	Callao Region which is synonymous to the city of Callao, except Ventanilla a Mi Perú districts
8	Cañete		December 4, 1993	Law Nº 25680	The provinces of Cañete and Yauyos of the Lima Region.
9	Cusco		February 1, 1825		Cusco Region and the Cotabambas Province of the Apurímac Region
10	Huancavelica		R1C3		Huancavelica Region excluding the provinces of Churcampa, Huaytará, and Tayacaja.
11	Huánuco		April 30, 1936	Law Nº 8166
12	Huaura		November 10, 1993	Law Nº 25689	provinces of Barranca, Cajatambo, Huaura, Huaral, and Oyón of the Lima Region.
13	Ica		March 17, 1937	Law Nº 8452	Ica Region and including Huaytará Province of the Huancavelica Region, and the Lucanas, Parinacochas, and Paucar del Sara Sara provinces of the Ayacucho Region.
14	Junín		May 15, 1920		Junín Region (except Chanchamayo and Satipo Provinces), and the Tayacaja Province of the Huancavelica Region. Judicial Power of Peru.
15	La Libertad		April 30, 1824
16	Lambayeque		May 4, 1920	Law Nº 4049
17			December 22, 1824		35 of the 43 Districts of Lima
18	Lima Este				The section of the Lima Metropolitan Area called the Cono Este, and Huarochirí province.
19			May 26, 1993	Law Nº 25680	The section of the Lima Metropolitan Area called the Cono Norte, and Canta province.
20	Lima Sur				The section of the Lima Metropolitan Area called the Cono Sur.
21	Loreto		April 21, 1907	Law Nº 230	Loreto Region excluding the Alto Amazonas Province
22	Madre de Dios		Administrative Resolution Nº 065-2001-CE-PJ	July 2, 2001	Madre de Dios Region
23	Moquegua		April 15, 2004	Law Nº 15805	Moquegua Region excluding the General Sánchez Cerro Province which falls under the jurisdiction of the Judicial District of Arequipa
24	Pasco				It has jurisdiction over the provinces of Pasco Region, excluding Oxapampa Province.
25	Piura		February 26, 1876		Piura Region, excluding Ayabaca, Sullana and Talara provinces.
26	Puno		July 28, 1850	Law Nº 138	Puno Region
27	San Martín		May 2, 1942	Law Nº 9362	San Martín Region and the Alto Amazonas Province of Loreto Region
28	Santa		June 30, 1997	Administrative Resolution Nº 376-CME-PJ	Santa, Casma, Corongo, Pallasca, and Huarmey of the Ancash Region
29	Selva Central	La Merced			Chanchamayo and Satipo provinces of Junin Region and the Oxapampa province of Pasco Region.
30	Sullana	Sullana			Ayabaca, Sullana and Talara provinces of Piura Region.
31	Tumbes		May 3, 2001	Administrative Resolution Nº 035-2001	Tumbes Region
32	Tacna		June 13, 1857		Tacna Region
33	Ucayali		April 17, 1993	Law Nº 25147	Ucayali Region and the Puerto Inca Province of the Huánuco Region
34	Ventanilla				Ventanilla and Mi Perú districts of Callao region and Santa Rosa and Ancon districts of Lima province.

See also

• Judicial System of Peru
• Subdivisions of Peru
• Superior Courts of Peru

Notes and References

1. Web site: .::Observatorio Judicial::. . 2022-11-25 . www.pj.gob.pe.