The following is a list of the most populous 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 . As of the 2007 census, these cities are Lima, Arequipa, and Trujillo.
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| 1 | Lima | Lima Metropolitana Area | Lima Region | 6,321,173 | 8,472,935 | 9,569,468 | ||
| 2 | Arequipa | Arequipa metropolitan area | Arequipa Region | 640,275 | 822,479 | 1,034,736 | ||
| 3 | Trujillo | Trujillo metropolitan area | La Libertad | 589,314 | 804,296 | 962,369 | ||
| 4 | Chiclayo | Chiclayo metropolitan area | Lambayeque | 550,179 | 697,861 | 810,783 | ||
| 5 | Piura | Piura metropolitan area | Piura Region | - | 450,363 | 517,293 | ||
| 6 | Iquitos | Iquitos metropolitan area | Loreto Region | - | - | 471,993 | ||
| 7 | Cusco | Cusco metropolitan area | Cusco Region | - | - | 434,654 | ||
| 8 | Chimbote | Chimbote metropolitan area | Ancash Region | - | - | 381,742 | ||
| 9 | Huancayo | Huancayo metropolitan area | Junin Region | - | - | 364,010 | ||
| Sources: Law of Territorial Demarcation 1993 population: Lima metropolitan area, Arequipa metropolitan area, Trujillo metropolitan area, - 1993 census (INEI) 2007 population: Lima metropolitan area, Arequipa metropolitan area, Trujillo metropolitan area, Chiclayo metropolitan area - Censo 2007 (INEI) Estimated 2015 population (INEI) | ||||||||
Composition
- * Lima metropolitan area
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, Cono Este, Central Lima, and Callao with a total estimated population in 2015 of 9.886.647 people.
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