Peru — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Peru — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Peru had an estimated population of 28,032,047 in 2005, with 304 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Peru today — population now 31,989,256, against 28,032,047 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Chiclayo	888,820

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 304)

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Lima	Callao	7,737,002
2	Arequipa	Arequipa	841,130
3	Trujillo	La Libertad	747,450
4	Chiclayo	Lambayeque	577,375
5	Iquitos	Loreto	437,620
6	Huancayo	Junín	376,657
7	Piura	Piura	325,466
8	Chimbote	Ancash	316,966
9	Cusco	Cusco	312,140
10	Pucallpa	Ucayali	310,750
11	Tacna	Tacna	280,098
12	Ica	Ica	246,844
13	Juliaca	Puno	245,675
14	Sullana	Piura	160,789
15	Chincha Alta	Ica	153,076
16	Huánuco	Huánuco	147,959
17	Ayacucho	Ayacucho	140,033
18	Cajamarca	Cajamarca	132,169
19	Tarapoto	San Martín	124,079
20	Puno	Puno	116,552
21	Tumbes	Tumbes	109,223
22	Talara	Piura	99,074
23	Chosica	Lima Provincias	88,606
24	Huaraz	Ancash	86,934
25	Cerro de Pasco	Pasco	78,910
26	Chulucanas	Piura	68,835
27	Huaral	Lima Provincias	62,174
28	Pisco	Ica	61,869
29	Catacaos	Piura	57,304
30	Paita	Piura	56,151
31	Abancay	Apurímac	55,111
32	Huacho	Lima Provincias	54,545
33	Moquegua	Moquegua	54,517
34	Ilo	Moquegua	53,476
35	Tingo María	Huánuco	53,177
36	Jaén	Cajamarca	52,493
37	Tarma	Junín	51,350
38	Barranca	Lima Provincias	46,290
39	Moyobamba	San Martín	44,276
40	Lambayeque	Lambayeque	43,710
41	Picsi	Lambayeque	43,610
42	Chepén	La Libertad	41,992
43	Yurimaguas	Loreto	41,827
44	Huancavelica	Huancavelica	41,576
45	Saña	Lambayeque	39,200
46	Tambopata	Madre de Dios	38,966
47	Juanjuí	San Martín	37,715
48	Puerto Maldonado	Madre de Dios	37,543
49	La Unión	Piura	34,834
50	Ferreñafe	Lambayeque	34,357
51	Sicuani	Cusco	33,575
52	La Oroya	Junín	33,345
53	La Arena	Piura	32,766
54	Chocope	La Libertad	32,370
55	Imperial	Lima Provincias	32,344
56	Nuevo Imperial	Lima Provincias	32,344
57	Tambo Grande	Piura	30,033
58	Pacasmayo	La Libertad	29,165
59	Tocache	San Martín	29,029
60	Mollendo	Arequipa	28,953
61	Chaupimarca	Pasco	28,666
62	Paramonga	Lima Provincias	27,631
63	La Peca	Amazonas	27,045
64	Chancay	Lima Provincias	26,958
65	Hualmay	Lima Provincias	26,658
66	Monsefú	Lambayeque	25,707
67	Marcavélica	Piura	25,645
68	San Vicente de Cañete	Lima Provincias	25,517
69	Querecotillo	Piura	25,396
70	Guadalupe	La Libertad	25,376
71	Santa Ana	Cusco	25,145
72	Rioja	San Martín	25,057
73	Laredo	La Libertad	24,691
74	Nazca	Ica	23,556
75	Yanacancha	Pasco	23,175
76	Sechura	Piura	23,020
77	Moche	La Libertad	22,581
78	Chanchamayo	Junín	22,358
79	Santiago de Cao	La Libertad	21,982
80	Huamachuco	La Libertad	21,768
81	Casma	Ancash	21,168
82	Paiján	La Libertad	21,128
83	Jauja	Junín	21,057
84	Espinar	Cusco	20,933
85	Padre Abad	Ucayali	20,810
86	Virú	La Libertad	20,774
87	Huaura	Lima Provincias	20,723
88	Requena	Loreto	20,402
89	Bagua Grande	Amazonas	20,382
90	Chachapoyas	Amazonas	20,279
91	Corrales	Tumbes	19,767
92	Ayaviri	Puno	19,310
93	Nueva Cajamarca	San Martín	18,836
94	Huanta	Ayacucho	18,627
95	Aucayacu	Huánuco	17,929
96	Ignacio Escudero	Piura	17,822
97	Huanchanco	La Libertad	17,765
98	Uchiza	San Martín	17,742
99	La Brea	Piura	17,693
100	Andahuaylas	Apurímac	17,444
101	Mala	Lima Provincias	17,260
102	Zarumilla	Tumbes	16,907
103	Cura Mori	Piura	16,618
104	Camaná	Arequipa	16,434
105	San Pedro de Lloc	La Libertad	16,250
106	Huarmey	Ancash	16,172
107	Chongoyape	Lambayeque	16,061
108	Ilave	Puno	16,033
109	San Clemente	Ica	15,815
110	Pimentel	Lambayeque	15,552
111	Satipo	Junín	15,532
112	Marcona	Ica	15,478
113	Junín	Junín	15,320
114	Bellavista	San Martín	15,231
115	Coishco	Ancash	15,083
116	Chicama	La Libertad	14,915
117	Saposoa	San Martín	14,894
118	Santa María	Lima Provincias	14,853
119	Tabalosos	San Martín	14,744
120	San Ramón	Junín	14,708
121	Celendín	Cajamarca	14,660
122	Cutervo	Cajamarca	14,500
123	Chota	Cajamarca	14,240
124	Colán	Piura	14,210
125	Santa	Ancash	14,066
126	Ascope	La Libertad	14,015
127	Contamana	Loreto	13,885
128	Simón Bolívar	Pasco	13,866
129	Santa Rosa de Saco	Junín	13,736
130	Supe	Lima Provincias	13,719
131	Eten	Lambayeque	13,693
132	Lamas	San Martín	13,693
133	Motupe	Lambayeque	13,681
134	Pativilca	Lima Provincias	13,583
135	Cajabamba	Cajamarca	13,486
136	Bambamarca	Cajamarca	13,351
137	Azángaro	Puno	13,290
138	Pichanaqui	Junín	13,038
139	Vice	Piura	12,915
140	Chilca	Lima Provincias	12,884
141	San Andrés	Ica	12,870
142	Pueblo Nuevo	Lambayeque	12,471
143	Morropón	Piura	12,307
144	Zorritos	Tumbes	12,261
145	Los Órganos	Piura	12,048
146	Manuel Mesones Muro	Lambayeque	12,046
147	Nauta	Loreto	11,704
148	Supe Puerto	Lima Provincias	11,450
149	Concepción	Junín	11,330
150	Tupac Amaru Inca	Ica	11,159
151	Caraz	Ancash	10,926
152	Soritor	San Martín	10,858
153	Salas	Ica	10,686
154	Santa Rosa	Lambayeque	10,625
155	La Matanza	Piura	10,543
156	Puquío	Ayacucho	10,491
157	Santiago	Ica	10,449
158	Vista Alegre	Ica	10,221
159	Yunguyo	Puno	10,164
160	Otuzco	La Libertad	10,134
161	Salaverry	La Libertad	10,066
162	Chupaca	Junín	9,877
163	Reque	Lambayeque	9,808
164	Olmos	Lambayeque	9,800
165	Ilabaya	Tacna	9,492
166	San José de Sisa	San Martín	9,477
167	Las Lomas	Piura	9,450
168	El Alto	Piura	9,303
169	Quiruvilca	La Libertad	9,226
170	Lagunas	Loreto	9,197
171	Calca	Cusco	9,179
172	Carhuamayo	Junín	9,122
173	Aguas Verdes	Tumbes	9,106
174	Máncora	Piura	9,101
175	Subtanjalla	Ica	9,096
176	Yauya	Junín	9,092
177	Campoverde	Ucayali	8,945
178	La Cruz	Tumbes	8,893
179	San Luis	Lima Provincias	8,862
180	Cocachacra	Arequipa	8,799
181	San Jerónimo de Tunán	Junín	8,772
182	Pacanga	La Libertad	8,750
183	Huancabamba	Piura	8,553
184	La Huaca	Piura	8,468
185	Raymondi	Ucayali	8,191
186	Pilcomayo	Junín	8,169
187	Putina	Puno	8,118
188	Chazuta	San Martín	8,029
189	Buenos Aires	Piura	7,932
190	San Ignacio	Cajamarca	7,912
191	Morococha	Junín	7,890
192	Los Aquijes	Ica	7,848
193	Huancane	Puno	7,831
194	Oxapampa	Pasco	7,743
195	Pacocha	Moquegua	7,588
196	Urubamba	Cusco	7,540
197	Mochumí	Lambayeque	7,460
198	Villa Rica	Pasco	7,448
199	San José	Lambayeque	7,434
200	Coracora	Ayacucho	7,420
201	Talavera	Apurímac	7,381
202	Salitral	Piura	7,374
203	Juli	Puno	7,309
204	Cajaruro	Amazonas	7,281
205	Acobamba	Junín	7,161
206	Jepelacio	San Martín	7,150
207	San José	La Libertad	7,124
208	Vargas Guerra	Loreto	7,082
209	Sauce	San Martín	7,081
210	Torata	Moquegua	7,054
211	Túcume	Lambayeque	7,043
212	San Juan Bautista	Ica	6,871
213	Ambo	Huánuco	6,865
214	Perené	Junín	6,844
215	Sicaya	Junín	6,842
216	Yauli	Junín	6,832
217	Mazamari	Junín	6,826
218	Acolla	Junín	6,805
219	Lagunas	Lambayeque	6,778
220	Santiago de Chuco	La Libertad	6,759
221	Huicungo	San Martín	6,757
222	Picota	San Martín	6,697
223	Chicla	Lima Provincias	6,665
224	Mórrope	Lambayeque	6,662
225	Pangoa	Junín	6,638
226	Quilmaná	Lima Provincias	6,442
227	Santa Eulalia	Lima Provincias	6,406
228	San Jacinto	Tumbes	6,378
229	Punta de Bombón	Arequipa	6,336
230	Oyotún	Lambayeque	6,330
231	Bellavista	Cajamarca	6,320
232	San Miguel	Ayacucho	6,303
233	Oyón	Lima Provincias	6,276
234	Végueta	Lima Provincias	6,219
235	Sayán	Lima Provincias	6,196
236	Jayanca	Lambayeque	6,126
237	Macusani	Puno	6,044
238	Lluta	Arequipa	5,998
239	San Agustín	Junín	5,998
240	Yanahuanca	Pasco	5,992
241	Bernal	Piura	5,916
242	Palpa	Ica	5,883
243	Anta	Cusco	5,859
244	Huayucachi	Junín	5,827
245	Nicolás de Pierola	Arequipa	5,800
246	Barranca	Loreto	5,779
247	Pueblo Nuevo	La Libertad	5,766
248	San Pedro de Cajas	Junín	5,758
249	Pardo Miguel	San Martín	5,692
250	Yura	Arequipa	5,686
251	Illimo	Lambayeque	5,683
252	Vichayal	Piura	5,661
253	Orcopampa	Arequipa	5,643
254	Huallanca	Ancash	5,640
255	Yonán	Cajamarca	5,633
256	San Jerónimo	Apurímac	5,609
257	Pampas	Huancavelica	5,521
258	Caleta de Carquín	Lima Provincias	5,514
259	Ramón Castilla	Loreto	5,495
260	Papayal	Tumbes	5,484
261	Urcos	Cusco	5,479
262	Pedro Gálvez	Cajamarca	5,403
263	Paucartambo	Pasco	5,399
264	Salitral	Piura	5,385
265	Desaguadero	Puno	5,329
266	San Miguel de Cauri	Huánuco	5,326
267	Ayabaca	Piura	5,270
268	Yungay	Ancash	5,269
269	Lircay	Huancavelica	5,236
270	Huasahuasi	Junín	5,146
271	Jazán	Amazonas	5,096
272	Tinyahuarco	Pasco	5,066
273	Carhuaz	Ancash	5,044
274	Tambo	Ayacucho	5,032
275	Tarata	Tacna	4,914
276	Dean Valdivia	Arequipa	4,886
277	Ricardo Palma	Lima Provincias	4,842
278	Tamarindo	Piura	4,814
279	Pachacútec	Ica	4,797
280	La Unión	Huánuco	4,788
281	Lampa	Puno	4,780
282	San Juan de Bigote	Piura	4,735
283	Río Grande	Arequipa	4,689
284	Razuri	La Libertad	4,667
285	Ayna	Ayacucho	4,588
286	Llata	Huánuco	4,585
287	Chivay	Arequipa	4,543
288	Matucana	Lima Provincias	4,517
289	Pomabamba	Ancash	4,453
290	Acarí	Arequipa	4,445
291	Iberia	Madre de Dios	4,386
292	Saquena	Loreto	4,362
293	Santa Lucía	Puno	4,320
294	Cascas	La Libertad	4,299
295	Nuñoa	Puno	4,271
296	Huari	Ancash	4,216
297	Fernando Lores	Loreto	4,199
298	Orcotuna	Junín	4,199
299	Santa Cruz	Cajamarca	4,182
300	Santo Tomás	Cusco	4,134

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Lima Metropolitana	7,432,803
2	Piura	1,745,196
3	La Libertad	1,597,642
4	Cajamarca	1,478,569
5	Puno	1,258,614
6	Junín	1,256,494
7	Cusco	1,214,266
8	Lambayeque	1,196,333
9	Arequipa	1,171,862
10	Ancash	1,125,053
11	Loreto	1,013,078
12	San Martín	920,941
13	Huánuco	842,816
14	Callao	839,271
15	Lima Provincias	787,039
16	Ica	699,443
17	Ayacucho	544,551
18	Ucayali	505,710
19	Huancavelica	454,353
20	Apurímac	449,037
21	Amazonas	447,517
22	Tacna	321,289
23	Pasco	252,643
24	Tumbes	222,546
25	Moquegua	159,797
26	Madre de Dios	95,184

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.