Peru Provinces (original) (raw)

Jose Gavinha has provided me with a spreadsheet containing provincial populations, areas, capitals, and recent change history. His source is the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Inform�tica Web page. I haven't carefully verified these data, but they seem to fit with the information I already had.

Peru is divided into 25 departments. The departments are subdivided into 195 provinces, which are in turn divided into 1,832 districts. The table below shows the 194 provinces of Peru as of December 2002. The next new province was created in 2005.

Province HASC INEI NUTE Population Area(Km.²) Capital
Abancay PE.AP.AB 0301 40903001 95,092 3,447 Abancay
Acobamba PE.HV.AC 0902 40909002 42,096 911 Acobamba
Acomayo PE.CS.AM 0802 40808002 28,906 948 Acomayo
Aija PE.AN.AJ 0202 40502002 8,657 697 Aija
Alto Amazonas PE.LO.AA 1602 40316002 113,904 61,077 Yurimaguas
Ambo PE.HC.AO 1002 40410002 55,942 1,581 Ambo
Andahuaylas PE.AP.AH 0302 40903002 128,390 3,987 Andahuaylas
Angaraes PE.HV.AG 0903 40909003 43,060 1,959 Lircay
Anta PE.CS.AT 0803 40808003 56,424 1,876 Anta
Antabamba PE.AP.AN 0303 40903003 12,462 3,219 Antabamba
Antonio Raymondi PE.AN.AR 0203 40502003 18,912 562 Llamellín
Arequipa PE.AR.AQ 0401 41004001 676,790 10,430 Arequipa
Ascope PE.LL.AS 1302 40513002 108,976 2,655 Ascope
Asunción PE.AN.AI 0204 40502004 9,846 529 Chacas
Atalaya PE.UC.AL 2502 40425002 28,290 38,924 Atalaya
Ayabaca PE.PI.AY 2002 40120002 131,310 5,231 Ayabaca
Aymaraes PE.AP.AE 0304 40903004 28,886 4,213 Chalhuanca
Az�ngaro PE.PU.AZ 2102 41121002 138,998 4,970 Az�ngaro
Bagua PE.AM.BG 0102 40201002 69,482 5,746 Bagua
Barranca PE.LR.BR 1502 40615002 114,051 1,356 Barranca
Bellavista PE.SM.BV 2202 40222002 34,414 8,051 Bellavista
Bolívar PE.LL.BL 1303 40513003 16,814 1,719 Bolívar
Bolognesi PE.AN.BO 0205 40502005 28,029 3,117 Chiqui�n
Bongar� PE.AM.BN 0103 40201003 20,459 2,870 Villa de Jumbilla
Cajabamba PE.CJ.CJ 0602 40106002 69,236 1,808 Cajabamba
Cajamarca PE.CJ.CM 0601 40106001 230,049 2,980 Cajamarca
Cajatambo PE.LR.CJ 1503 40615003 9,475 1,515 Cajatambo
Calca PE.CS.CC 0804 40808004 56,007 4,414 Calca
Callao PE.CL.CL 0701 40607000 639,729 147 Callao
Caman� PE.AR.CM 0402 41004002 42,403 4,558 Caman�
Canas PE.CS.CA 0805 40808005 39,476 2,104 Yanaoc�
Canchis PE.CS.CN 0806 40808006 94,962 3,999 Sicuani
Candarave PE.TA.CD 2302 41123002 9,238 2,261 Candarave
Ca�ete PE.LR.CT 1505 40615005 152,378 4,581 San Vicente de Ca�ete
Cangallo PE.AY.CG 0502 40905002 33,833 1,916 Cangallo
Canta PE.LR.CA 1504 40615004 10,996 1,687 Canta
Carabaya PE.PU.CB 2103 41121003 46,777 12,266 Macusani
Caravelí PE.AR.CR 0403 41004003 27,484 13,139 Caravelí
Carhuaz PE.AN.CZ 0206 40502006 39,721 804 Carhuaz
Carlos Fermin Fitzcarrald PE.AN.CF 0207 40502007 21,026 624 San Luis
Casma PE.AN.CA 0208 40502008 35,380 2,261 Casma
Castilla PE.AR.CT 0404 41004004 36,864 7,635 Aplao
Castrovirreyna PE.HV.CV 0904 40909004 19,738 3,985 Castrovirreyna
Caylloma PE.AR.CY 0405 41004005 45,236 11,990 Chivay
Celendín PE.CJ.CE 0603 40106003 82,436 2,642 Celendín
Chachapoyas PE.AM.CP 0101 40201001 45,058 3,312 Chachapoyas
Chanchamayo PE.JU.CM 1203 40712003 114,045 4,723 La Merced
Chepén PE.LL.CP 1304 40513004 59,167 1,142 Chepén
Chiclayo PE.LB.CL 1401 40114001 617,881 3,161 Chiclayo
Chincha PE.IC.CN 1102 41011002 150,264 2,987 Chincha Alta
Chincheros PE.AP.CH 0306 40903006 48,481 1,242 Chincheros
Chota PE.CJ.CH 0604 40106004 164,144 3,795 Chota
Chucuíto PE.PU.CC 2104 41121004 93,001 3,978 Juli
Chumbivilcas PE.CS.CI 0807 40808007 69,669 5,371 Santo Tom�s
Chupaca PE.JU.CC 1209 40712009 47,843 1,153 Chupaca
Churcampa PE.HV.CR 0905 40909005 41,130 1,072 Churcampa
Concepción PE.JU.CN 1202 40712002 64,785 3,068 Concepción
Condesuyos PE.AR.CS 0406 41004006 20,695 6,958 Chuquibamba
Condorcanqui PE.AM.CQ 0104 40201004 30,520 17,865 Santa María de Nieva
Contralmirante Villar PE.TU.CV 2402 40124002 13,361 2,123 Zorritos
Contumaz� PE.CJ.CO 0605 40106005 32,698 2,070 Contumaz�
Coronel Portillo PE.UC.CP 2501 40425001 248,449 36,816 Pucallpa
Corongo PE.AN.CG 0209 40502009 8,917 988 Corongo
Cotabambas PE.AP.CO 0305 40903005 42,008 2,613 Tambobamba
Cusco PE.CS.CS 0801 40808001 270,324 617 Cusco
Cutervo PE.CJ.CU 0606 40106006 143,795 3,028 Cutervo
Daniel Alcides Carrión PE.PA.DA 1902 40719002 36,098 1,887 Yanahuanca
Dos de Mayo PE.HC.DM 1003 40410003 39,806 1,388 La Unión
El Collao PE.PU.EC 2105 41121005 75,456 5,601 Ilave
El Dorado PE.SM.ED 2203 40222003 23,409 1,298 San José de Sisa
Espinar PE.CS.ES 0808 40808008 56,591 5,311 Yauri
Ferre�afe PE.LB.FE 1402 40114002 92,377 1,705 Ferre�afe
General S�nchez Cerro PE.MQ.GS 1802 41118002 19,327 5,682 Omate
Gran Chimu PE.LL.GC 1311 40513011 29,187 1,285 Cascas
Grau PE.AP.GR 0307 40903007 26,678 2,175 Chuquibambilla
Huacaybamba PE.HC.HC 1004 40410004 17,719 1,744 Huacaybamba
Hualgayoc PE.CJ.HG 0607 40106007 75,806 777 Bambamarca
Huallaga PE.SM.HL 2204 40222004 22,236 2,381 Saposoa
Huamalíes PE.HC.HE 1005 40410005 56,119 3,145 Llata
Huamanga PE.AY.HM 0501 40905001 163,197 2,981 Ayacucho
Huancabamba PE.PI.HB 2003 40120003 117,459 4,254 Huancabamba
Huancane PE.PU.HN 2106 41121006 80,317 2,806 Huancane
Huanca Sancos PE.AY.HS 0503 40905003 10,213 2,862 Huanca Sancos
Huancavelica PE.HV.HV 0901 40909001 107,055 4,022 Huancavelica
Huancayo PE.JU.HO 1201 40712001 389,548 3,558 Huancayo
Huanta PE.AY.HN 0504 40905004 64,503 3,879 Huanta
Hu�nuco PE.HC.HN 1001 40410001 223,339 4,092 Hu�nuco
Huaral PE.LR.HR 1506 40615006 126,025 3,656 Huaral
Huaraz PE.AN.HZ 0201 40502001 121,028 2,493 Huaraz
Huari PE.AN.HI 0210 40502010 63,883 2,772 Huari
Huarmey PE.AN.HA 0211 40502011 23,858 3,908 Huarmey
Huarochiri PE.LR.HH 1507 40615007 59,057 5,658 Matucana
Huaura PE.LR.HU 1508 40615008 163,174 4,892 Huacho
Huaylas PE.AN.HY 0212 40502012 50,575 2,293 Car�z
Huaytara PE.HV.HT 0906 40909006 23,319 6,458 Huaytara
Ica PE.IC.IC 1101 41011001 244,741 7,894 Ica
Ilo PE.MQ.IL 1803 41118003 51,481 1,381 Ilo
Islay PE.AR.IS 0407 41004007 50,039 3,886 Mollendo
Jaén PE.CJ.JA 0608 40106008 170,261 5,233 Jaén
Jauja PE.JU.JJ 1204 40712004 104,828 3,749 Jauja
Jorge Basadre PE.TA.JB 2303 41123003 12,175 2,929 Locumba
Julcan PE.LL.JU 1305 40513005 36,797 1,101 Julcan
Junín PE.JU.JN 1205 40712005 39,627 2,360 Junín
La Convención PE.CS.LC 0809 40808009 157,240 30,062 Quillabamba
La Mar PE.AY.LM 0505 40905005 70,018 4,392 San Miguel
Lamas PE.SM.LS 2205 40222005 67,253 5,041 Lamas
Lambayeque PE.LB.LQ 1403 40114003 210,537 9,347 Lambayeque
Lampa PE.PU.LA 2107 41121007 43,461 5,792 Lampa
La Unión PE.AR.LU 0408 41004008 17,295 4,746 Cotahuasi
Lauricocha PE.HC.LR 1010 40410010 31,988 1,880 Jes�s
Leoncio Prado PE.HC.LP 1006 40410006 97,931 4,953 Tingo María
Lima PE.LP.LI 1501 40615001 5,706,127 2,665 Lima
Loreto PE.LO.LO 1603 40316003 49,362 65,804 Nauta
Lucanas PE.AY.LN 0506 40905006 55,830 14,495 Puquío
Luya PE.AM.LY 0105 40201005 46,837 3,237 Lamud
Manu PE.MD.MU 1702 40817002 13,827 27,717 Manu
Mara�ón PE.HC.MA 1007 40410007 20,106 4,802 Huacrachuco
Mariscal C�ceres PE.SM.MC 2206 40222006 49,798 14,499 Juanjuí
Mariscal Luzuriaga PE.AN.ML 0213 40502013 23,151 731 Piscobamba
Mariscal Nieto PE.MQ.MN 1801 41118001 57,939 8,672 Moquegua
Mariscal Ramón Castilla PE.LO.MR 1604 40316004 32,900 39,172 Caballococha
Maynas PE.LO.MY 1601 40316001 393,496 128,333 Iquitos
Melgar PE.PU.ME 2108 41121008 72,005 6,447 Ayaviri
Moho PE.PU.MH 2109 41121009 33,320 1,000 Moho
Morropón PE.PI.MO 2004 40120004 163,052 3,818 Chulucanas
Moyobamba PE.SM.MB 2201 40222001 69,943 3,772 Moyobamba
Nazca PE.IC.NA 1103 41011003 52,742 5,234 Nazca
Ocros PE.AN.OC 0214 40502014 7,039 1,945 Ocros
Otuzco PE.LL.OT 1306 40513006 83,687 2,111 Otuzco
Oxapampa PE.PA.OX 1903 40719003 60,298 18,674 Oxapampa
Oyon PE.LR.OY 1509 40615009 17,279 1,886 Oyon
Pacasmayo PE.LL.PY 1307 40513007 78,927 1,127 San Pedro de Lloc
Pachitea PE.HC.PE 1008 40410008 46,162 2,630 Panao
Padre Abad PE.UC.PA 2503 40425003 35,539 8,823 Aguaytía
Paita PE.PI.PT 2005 40120005 76,070 1,784 Paita
Pallasca PE.AN.PL 0215 40502015 28,389 2,101 Cabana
Palpa PE.IC.PP 1104 41011004 13,427 1,233 Palpa
Parinacochas PE.AY.PH 0507 40905007 22,769 5,968 Coracora
Paruro PE.CS.PR 0810 40808010 34,361 1,984 Paruro
Pasco PE.PA.PC 1901 40719001 129,899 4,759 Cerro de Pasco
Pataz PE.LL.PZ 1308 40513008 63,426 4,227 Tayabamba
Paucar del Sara Sara PE.AY.PS 0508 40905008 10,140 2,097 Pausa
Paucartambo PE.CS.PM 0811 40808011 40,696 6,115 Paucartambo
Picota PE.SM.PC 2207 40222007 26,955 2,171 Picota
Pisco PE.IC.PO 1105 41011005 104,512 3,957 Pisco
Piura PE.PI.PR 2001 40120001 502,339 6,211 Piura
Pomabamba PE.AN.PB 0216 40502016 26,276 914 Pomabamba
Puerto Inca PE.HC.PI 1009 40410009 32,405 9,914 Puerto Inca
Puno PE.PU.PN 2101 41121001 201,205 6,493 Puno
Pur�s PE.UC.PU 2504 40425004 2,532 17,848 Esperanza
Quispicanchi PE.CS.QC 0812 40808012 75,853 7,863 Urcos
Recuay PE.AN.RE 0217 40502017 19,234 2,304 Recuay
Requena PE.LO.RQ 1605 40316005 52,058 44,218 Requena
Rioja PE.SM.RI 2208 40222008 69,787 2,535 Rioja
Rodríguez de Mendoza PE.AM.RM 0106 40201006 21,389 2,359 Mendoza
San Antonio de Putina PE.PU.SA 2110 41121010 28,475 3,207 Putina
S�nchez Carrión PE.LL.SC 1309 40513009 108,300 2,486 Huamachuco
Sandia PE.PU.SN 2112 41121012 50,042 11,862 Sandia
San Ignacio PE.CJ.SI 0609 40106009 112,526 4,990 San Ignacio
San Marcos PE.CJ.SS 0610 40106010 48,632 1,362 San Marcos
San Martín PE.SM.SM 2209 40222009 118,069 5,640 Tarapoto
San Miguel PE.CJ.SG 0611 40106011 61,160 2,542 San Miguel de Pallaques
San Pablo PE.CJ.SP 0612 40106012 24,494 672 San Pablo
San Rom�n PE.PU.SR 2111 41121011 168,534 2,278 Juliaca
Santa PE.AN.ST 0218 40502018 338,951 4,005 Chimbote
Santa Cruz PE.CJ.SZ 0613 40106013 44,571 1,418 Santa Cruz
Santiago de Chuco PE.LL.SD 1310 40513010 52,991 2,659 Santiago de Chuco
Satipo PE.JU.SO 1206 40712006 94,250 19,219 Satipo
Sechura PE.PI.SE 2008 40120008 42,568 6,370 Sechura
Sihuas PE.AN.SH 0219 40502019 31,963 1,456 Sihuas
Sucre PE.AY.SU 0509 40905009 12,623 1,786 Querobamba
Sullana PE.PI.SL 2006 40120006 234,562 5,424 Sullana
Tacna PE.TA.TC 2301 41123001 188,759 8,066 Tacna
Tahuamanu PE.MD.TH 1703 40817003 6,443 21,197 I�apari
Talara PE.PI.TL 2007 40120007 120,904 2,799 Talara
Tambopata PE.MD.TP 1701 40817001 46,738 36,268 Puerto Maldonado
Tarata PE.TA.TA 2304 41123004 8,181 2,820 Tarata
Tarma PE.JU.TR 1207 40712007 115,686 2,749 Tarma
Tayacaja PE.HV.TY 0907 40909007 108,764 3,725 Pampas
Tocache PE.SM.TO 2210 40222010 70,523 5,865 Tocache Nuevo
Trujillo PE.LL.TJ 1301 40513001 597,315 1,769 Trujillo
Tumbes PE.TU.TU 2401 40124001 115,406 1,800 Tumbes
Ucayali PE.LO.UC 1606 40316006 45,562 30,248 Contaman�
Urubamba PE.CS.UR 0813 40808013 48,254 1,439 Urubamba
Utcubamba PE.AM.UT 0107 40201007 102,920 3,860 Bagua Grande
Victor Fajardo PE.AY.VF 0510 40905010 27,079 2,260 Huancapí
Vilcas Huam�n PE.AY.VH 0511 40905011 22,302 1,178 Vilcas Huam�n
Viru PE.LL.VI 1312 40513012 34,674 3,215 Viru
Yarowilca PE.HC.YW 1011 40410011 32,972 759 Chavinillo
Yauli PE.JU.YL 1208 40712008 65,229 3,617 La Oroya
Yauyos PE.LR.YY 1510 40615010 27,746 6,902 Yauyos
Yungay PE.AN.YN 0220 40502020 50,188 1,361 Yungay
Yunguyo PE.PU.YU 2113 41121013 48,258 288 Yunguyo
Zarumilla PE.TU.ZA 2403 40124003 26,754 734 Zarumilla
194 provinces 22,048,356 1,280,126
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes.The middle two letters identify the department.For key, see "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries". INEI: Ubigeo province code (see Departments of Peru for moredetails). For each department, the departmental capital issupposed to be located in the province whose Ubigeo code ends in 01. NUTE: Nomenclature of Statistical Territorial Units. Population: 1993-07-11 census.

Change history:

  1. ~1982: The Library of Congress Country Study on Peru says, "after the census in 1981, six new provinces in Cajamarca, Ancash, and Ucayali departments ... were created ... through legislative acts." There were 159 provinces after this reform. Ucayali had two provinces when it was first created in 1980.
  2. 1994: Gran Chimu province split from Otuzco by taking districts of Cascas, Lucma, Marmot, and Sayapullo. Canta province split from Otuzco by taking four districts, and moved from La Libertad department to Lima.
  3. 1994: Sechura province split from Piura by taking districts of Bellavista de la Union, Bernal, Cristo Nos Valga, Rinconada Llicuar, Sechura, and Vice. General S�nchez Cerro split from Piura by taking six districts, and moved from Piura department to Moquegua.
  4. 1995: Antabamba province split from Dos de Mayo by taking seven districts, and moved from Huanuco department to Apurímac. Antonio Raymondi province split from Dos de Mayo by taking seven districts, and moved from Huanuco department to Ancash.
  5. 1995: Chupaca province split from Huancayo by taking districts of Ahuac, Chongos Bajo, Chupaca, Huachac, Huamancaca Chico, San Juan de Iscos, San Juan de Jarpa, Tres de Diciembre, and Yanacancha. Cajabamba province split from Huancayo by taking nine districts, and moved from Junin department to Cajamarca.
  6. 1995: Viru province split from Trujillo by taking part of Viru district. Carabaya province split from Trujillo by taking the remainder of Viru district, and moved from La Libertad department to Puno.
  7. 1995-05: Lauricocha province split from Dos de Mayo by taking districts of Ba�os, Jesus, Jivia, Queropalca, Rondos, San Francisco de Asis, and San Miguel de Cauri.
  8. 1995-06: Yarowilca province split from Dos de Mayo by taking districts of Cahuac, Chacabamba, Chavinillo, Chupan, Jacas Chico, Obas, and Pampamarca.
  9. 2002-11-16: Lima department (HASC code PE.LI) split into Lima province (PE.LP) and Lima region (PE.LR). HASC codes of provinces changed accordingly.
  10. 2005-08-02: Datem del Mara��n province split from Alto Amazonas by taking Barranca, Cahuapanas, Manseriche, Morona, Pastaza, and the newly created Andoas districts. Its capital is San Lorenzo, and INEI code, 1607. I haven't added it to the main table yet.