List of metropolitan areas of Peru


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. As of the 2007 census, these cities are Lima, Arequipa, and Trujillo.

Composition

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.
CompositionEstimated
population 2016
Category
of the Subdivision
Trujillo392.796District
Florencia de Mora60.571District
El Porvenir183.232District
La Esperanza190.546District
Victor Larco Herrerra71.847District
Huanchaco84.285District
Moche35.323District
Laredo32.167District
Salaverry19.942District
Total1,070.709--

CompositionEstimated
population 2016
Category
of the Subdivision
Chiclayo291.777District
Eten10.571District
Leonardo Ortiz193.232District
La Victoria90.546District
Monsefú31.847District
Pimentel44.285District
Pomalca25.323District
Puerto Eten2.167District
Reque14.942District
Santa Rosa12.687District
Lambayeque77.234District
San José16.172District
Total810.783--

CompositionEstimated
population 2016
Category
of the Subdivision
Piura and Veintiséis de Octubre District301.311District
Castilla143.203District
Catacaos72.779District
Total517.293--

CompositionEstimated
population 2016
Category
of the Subdivision
Iquitos150.484District
Belén75.685District
Punchana91.128District
San Juan Bautista154.696District
Total471.993--

CompositionEstimated
population 2016
Category
of the Subdivision
Cusco118.316District
San Jerónimo47.101District
Santiago90.154District
Wanchaq63.778District
San Sebastián115.305District
Total434.654--

CompositionEstimated
population 2016
Category
of the Subdivision
Chimbote214.804District
Nuevo Chimbote151.127District
Coishco15.811District
Total381.742--

CompositionEstimated
population 2016
Category
of the Subdivision
Huancayo116.953District
El Tambo161.429District
Chilca85.628District
Total364.010--