List of metropolitan areas of Peru explained

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
RankImage Coat of arms Metropolitan
area 		Region 1993
population 		2007
population 		2017
population[9]
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Lima		align=center align=center Lima Metropolitana Areaalign=center Limaalign=center 6,321,173align=center 8,472,935align=center 9,569,468[10]
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Arequipa		align=center align=center Arequipa metropolitan areaalign=center Arequipaalign=center 640,275align=center 822,479align=center 1,034,736
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Trujillo		align=center align=center Trujillo metropolitan areaalign=center La Libertadalign=center 589,314align=center 804,296align=center 962,369
align=center 4align=center
Chiclayo		align=center align=center Chiclayo metropolitan areaalign=center Lambayequealign=center 550,179align=center 697,861align=center 810,783
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Piura		align=center align=center Piura metropolitan areaalign=center Piuraalign=center -align=center 450,363[11] align=center 517,293
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Iquitos		align=center align=center Iquitos metropolitan areaalign=center Loretoalign=center -align=center -align=center 471,993
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Cusco		align=center align=center Cusco metropolitan areaalign=center Cuscoalign=center -align=center -align=center 434,654
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Chimbote		align=center align=center Chimbote metropolitan areaalign=center Ancashalign=center -align=center -align=center 381,742
align=center 9align=center
Huancayo		align=center align=center Huancayo metropolitan areaalign=center Juninalign=center -align=center -align=center 364,010
Sources:
Law of Territorial Demarcation
1993 population: Lima metropolitan area, Arequipa metropolitan area,[12] Trujillo metropolitan area, - 1993 census (INEI)
2007 population: Lima metropolitan area, Arequipa metropolitan area,[13] Trujillo metropolitan area,[14] Chiclayo metropolitan area[15] [16] - Censo 2007 (INEI)
Estimated 2015 population (INEI)

Composition

See 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]

See main article: Arequipa metropolitan area.

CompositionEstimated
population 2016		Subdivision
Arequipa54.905District
284.755District
248.164District
Cayma91.802District
Alto Selva alegre82.412District
78.135 District
76.711District
52.667District
48.677District
48.326District
25.483 District
Yura25.367 District
19.581District
14.768 District
12.436District
Characato9.288District
4.136 District
Mollebaya1.868District
Quequeña1.376District
Total1.121.500align=center--

See main article: Trujillo metropolitan area (Peru).

CompositionEstimated
population 2016		Subdivision
Trujillo314,939District
El Porvenir190,461District
189,206District
68,506District
68,409District
37,436District
Florencia de Mora37,262District
37,206District
18,944District
Total962,369align=center--

See main article: Chiclayo metropolitan area.

CompositionEstimated
population 2016		Subdivision
Chiclayo291.777District
193.232District
90.546District
77.234District
44.285District
31.847District
25.323District
San José16.172 District
14.942District
12.687District
10.571District
2.167District
Total810.783align=center--
CompositionEstimated
population 2016		Subdivision
Piura and Veintiséis de Octubre District301.311District
Castilla143.203District
72.779District
Total517.293align=center--
CompositionEstimated
population 2016		Subdivision
Iquitos150.484District
Belén75.685District
Punchana91.128District
San Juan Bautista154.696District
Total471.993align=center--
CompositionEstimated
population 2016		Subdivision
Cusco118.316 District
San Jerónimo47.101District
Santiago90.154District
Wanchaq63.778District
San Sebastián115.305District
Total434.654align=center--
CompositionEstimated
population 2016		Subdivision
Chimbote214.804District
Nuevo Chimbote151.127 District
Coishco15.811District
Total381.742align=center--
CompositionEstimated
population 2016		Subdivision
Huancayo116.953District
El Tambo161.429District
Chilca85.628 District
Total364.010align=center--

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Planeamiento Urbano - Perú: Áreas metropolitanas (Pag. 3) . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912234356/http://www.inicam.org.pe/2006/descargar/planeamiento.PDF . 2014-09-12 .
  2. Web site: Ley 27795 - LEY DE DEMARCACIÓN Y ORGANIZACIÓN TERRITORIAL (Pag. 19). https://web.archive.org/web/20131103212513/http://www.observatoriourbano.org.pe/modulo_gestion_riesgo/03NORMATIVIDAD/NORMAS_PERU/NORMAS_NACIONALES/NIVEL_02/LEYES/ley_27795.pdf. dead. November 3, 2013. October 20, 2012. Spanish.
  3. Web site: (spanish)INEI - Perfil socio demográfico del Perú. INEI . October 25, 2012.
  4. Web site: (spanish) Plan de Desarrollo Metropolitano de Trujillo-Plandemetru (Page. 35, 36). https://web.archive.org/web/20150924074204/http://www.plandet.gob.pe/images/PLANES_DE_ORDENAMIENTO_TERRITORIAL/DESCARGAS/PLAN_ACONDICIONAMIENTO_TERRITORIAL/PLAN_DE_DESARROLLO_METROPOLITANO_AL_2010.pdf. dead. September 24, 2015. October 25, 2012. Spanish.
  5. Web site: 2009. Plan de Desarrollo Urbano Metropolitano de Trujillo 2012-2022(pág. 39). PLANDET. Spanish.
  6. Web site: (spanish)Plan Director de Arequipa Metropolitana 2002–2015 (page 22, 62). October 25, 2012. Spanish.
  7. Web site: 2011. (spanish)INEI:Arequipa Compendio estadístico 2011 - Arequipa Metropolitana, Población censada y estimada, Según Distritos (page 77) . INEI. October 25, 2012. Spanish.
  8. Web site: (spanish)Plan de desarrollo urbano ambiental de Chiclayo 2015. Municipalidad de Chiclayo . Spanish.
  9. Web site: Peru: Estimated population by sex according to Departamento, province and district 2013- INEI. INEI . June 30, 2013. Spanish.
  10. Web site: (spanish)INEI - PERÚ: ESTIMACIONES Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN TOTAL POR SEXO DE LAS PRINCIPALES CIUDADES, 2013-2015 . INEI . Spanish.
  11. Web site: Plan de Desarrollo Urbano de los Distritos de Piura, Veintiséis de Octubre, Castilla y Catacaos al 2032 (page 29) . Municipalidad Provincial de Piura. Spanish.
  12. Web site: (spanish)Plan Director de Arequipa Metropolitana 2002–2015 (page 22, 62). [2]. Spanish. October 25, 2012.
  13. Web site: 2011. INEI. (spanish)INEI:Arequipa Compendio estadístico 2011 - Arequipa Metropolitana, Población censada y estimada, Según Distritos (page 77). Spanish. October 25, 2012.
  14. Web site: 2009. PLANDET. Plan de Desarrollo Urbano Metropolitano de Trujillo 2012-2022(pág. 39). Spanish.
  15. Web site: 2008. Población de la Región Lambayeque según Provincias y distritos - Resultados del censo 2007. INEI. November 4, 2012. Spanish.
  16. Web site: 2008 . Censos Nacionales 2007: XI de Población y VI de Vivienda - Sistema de Consultas de Resultados Censales (INEI) . INEI . November 4, 2012 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121011062227/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/censos2007/tabulados/?id=ResultadosCensales . October 11, 2012 .
  17. Web site: 2008 . PLAN DE DESARROLLO CONCERTADO DE LA PROVINCIA DE PIURA 2009-2014 (page 67). Municipalidad de Piura . Spanish.
  18. Web site: PLAN LOCAL PROVINCIAL DE SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA DE MAYNAS (Pags. 42,44,45). Spanish.
  19. Web site: INEI - Conociendo Cusco (POBLACION CUSCO METROPOLITANO, Pag. 24). Spanish.
  20. Web site: PLAN DE DESARROLLO CONCERTADO DE LA PROVINCIA DEL SANTA 2007-2015 (Pag. 34). Spanish.
  21. Web site: Plan de desarrollo Urbano de Huancayo (Pag. 50). Spanish.

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