Departments and provinces of Peru

Peru Country profile : Peru
Name Code Capital Area (km²) Population Founded
Departments (24)
Amazonas Amazonas AMA Chachapoyas 39,249 379,384 2002
Ancash Ancash ANC Huaraz 35,915 1,083,519 2002
Apurímac Apurímac APU Abancay 20,896 405,759 2002
Arequipa Arequipa ARE Arequipa 63,345 1,382,730 2002
Ayacucho Ayacucho AYA Ayacucho 43,814 616,176 2002
Cajamarca Cajamarca CAJ Cajamarca 33,318 1,341,012 2002
Cusco Cusco CUS Cusco 71,987 1,205,527 2002
Huancavelica Huancavelica HUV Huancavelica 22,131 347,639 2002
Huánuco Huánuco HUC Huánuco 36,849 721,047 2002
Ica Ica ICA Ica 21,328 849,579 2002
Junín Junín JUN Huancayo 44,197 1,246,038 2002
La Libertad La Libertad LAL Trujillo 25,500 1,778,080 2002
Lambayeque Lambayeque LAM Chiclayo 14,231 1,197,260 2002
Lima Lima LIM Huacho 34,802 878,677 2002
Loreto Loreto LOR Iquitos 368,852 921,518 2002
Madre de Dios Madre de Dios MDD Puerto Maldonado 85,183 141,070 2002
Moquegua Moquegua MOQ Moquegua 15,734 174,863 2002
Pasco Pasco PAS Cerro de Pasco 25,320 280,449 2002
Piura Piura PIU Piura 35,892 1,856,809 2002
Puno Puno PUN Puno 71,999 1,172,697 2002
San Martín San Martín SAM Moyobamba 51,253 862,822 2002
Tacna Tacna TAC Tacna 16,076 346,013 2002
Tumbes Tumbes TUM Tumbes 4,669 224,863 2002
Ucayali Ucayali UCA Pucallpa 102,411 495,522 2002
Provinces (2)
Callao Callao CAL Callao 147 1,129,854 1836
Province of Lima Province of Lima LMA Lima 2,672 10,551,000 1821

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Frequently asked questions

Departments

How many departments does Peru have?

Peru has 24 departments.

What is the largest department of Peru?

Loreto (368,852 km²)

What is the smallest department of Peru?

Tumbes (4,669 km²)

Provinces

How many provinces does Peru have?

Peru has 2 provinces.

What is the largest province of Peru?

Province of Lima (2,672 km²)

What is the smallest province of Peru?

Callao (147 km²)