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The Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal divided Peru in 8 regions (traditionally, it was costa, sierra and selva): Map from República del Perú - Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Chala (West, Pacific Coast) 0– 500 m; Omagua (Lowland jungle or Selva baja, Amazonic rainforest) 80– 400 m; Rupa-Rupa (Highland jungle, Selva alta) 400 ...
Position Photo City Region Population 2017 1: Lima: Lima: 9,562,280 2: Arequipa: Arequipa: 1,008,290 3: Trujillo: La Libertad: 919,899 4: Chiclayo: Lambayeque: 552,508
Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [ 3 ] Gallery
The districts of Peru (Spanish: distritos) are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces , which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments.
"Los gobiernos regionales del periodo 2003–2006: la primera promoción que se gradúa de la descentralización". Quehacer 163: 33–36 (November–December 2006). (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales, Elecciones Regionales y Municipales 2006.
San Ignacio: San Ignacio: 7 0609 San Marcos: San Marcos: 7 0610 San Miguel: San Miguel de Pallaques: 13 0611 San Pablo: San Pablo: 4 0612 Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz de Succhubamba: 11 0613 Callao: Callao: Callao: 7 0701 Cusco: Cusco: Cusco: 8 0801 Acomayo: Acomayo: 7 0802 Anta: Anta: 9 0803 Calca: Calca: 8 0804 Canas: Yanaoca: 8 0805 Canchis ...
La Libertad region is the third-most populous in Peru; the census 2007 recorded 1,617,050 residents, representing 5.9% of the Peruvian population. It was surpassed only by the Department of Lima and Piura. In 2012 its capital Trujillo is the second-most populated metropolitan area in Peru and the largest city in northern Peru. The largest ...
Puno (Spanish pronunciation:) is a department and region in southeastern Peru.It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto.It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco and Arequipa on the west, Moquegua on the southwest, and Tacna on the south.