Departments and provinces of Peru

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