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🇵🇪 Peru

1,592 cities · 26 states/provinces · Capital: Lima · South America

31,989,256 Population
1,592 Cities
$267.0B GDP
$7,888 GDP per Capita
0.762 HDI
77.7 Life Expectancy
1,285,220 Area (km²)

Peru at a Glance

General

CapitalLima
ContinentSouth America
RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
LanguagesAymara, Quechua, Spanish
CurrencySol (PEN)

Demographics

Population31,989,256
Density24.9/km²
Median Age31.0
Urban Population84.8%
Birth Rate15.9 per 1K
Death Rate5.5 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.98

Economy

GDP$267.0 billion
GDP per Capita$7,888
HDI0.762
Gini Index41.5
Internet Users79.5%

Geography

Area1,285,220 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersBOL,BRA,CHL,COL,ECU
Calling Code++51
TLD.pe

Status

ISO CodePE / PER
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy77.7 years

Largest Cities in Peru

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Lima Lima Province 7,737,002 71°F 499 ft
2 Callao Callao 1,300,000 71°F 16 ft
3 Arequipa Arequipa 1,008,290 62°F 7,864 ft
4 Trujillo La Libertad 919,899 73°F 102 ft
5 Chiclayo Lambayeque 552,508 71°F 3 ft
6 Piura Piura 484,475 79°F 95 ft
7 Huancayo Junin 456,250 36°F 11,798 ft
8 Cusco Cuzco Department 428,450 50°F 10,866 ft
9 Iquitos Loreto 377,609 79°F 351 ft
10 Pucallpa Ucayali 326,040 80°F 509 ft
11 Chimbote Ancash 316,966 73°F 3 ft
12 Tacna Tacna 286,240 65°F 1,860 ft
13 Ica Ica 282,407 78°F 1,299 ft
14 Santiago de Surco Lima region 251,648 71°F 302 ft
15 Juliaca Puno 245,675 48°F 12,579 ft
16 Cajamarca Cajamarca Department 201,329 55°F 8,858 ft
17 Huánuco Huánuco Department 196,627 41°F 5,889 ft
18 Miraflores Lima region 187,401 71°F 259 ft
19 Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region 184,614 71°F 804 ft
20 Sullana Piura 160,789 79°F 197 ft

States & Provinces in Peru

Amazonas 69 Ancash 180 Apurímac Department 100 Arequipa 129 Ayacucho 131 Cajamarca Department 149 Callao 3 Cuzco Department 143 Huancavelica 110 Huánuco Department 104 Ica 53 Junin 162 La Libertad 108 Lambayeque 66 Lima Province 1 Lima region 161 Loreto 72 Madre de Dios 13 Moquegua Department 26 Pasco 38 Piura 134 Puno 124 San Martín Department 101 Tacna 34 Tumbes 19 Ucayali 23