Peru Provinces

Provinces of Peru

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 Informática 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
Azángaro	`PE.PU.AZ`	`2102`	`41121002`	138,998	4,970	Azángaro
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	Chiquián
Bongará	`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
Camaná	`PE.AR.CM`	`0402`	`41004002`	42,403	4,558	Camaná
Canas	`PE.CS.CA`	`0805`	`40808005`	39,476	2,104	Yanaocá
Canchis	`PE.CS.CN`	`0806`	`40808006`	94,962	3,999	Sicuani
Candarave	`PE.TA.CD`	`2302`	`41123002`	9,238	2,261	Candarave
Cañete	`PE.LR.CT`	`1505`	`40615005`	152,378	4,581	San Vicente de Cañete
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 Tomás
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
Contumazá	`PE.CJ.CO`	`0605`	`40106005`	32,698	2,070	Contumazá
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
Ferreñafe	`PE.LB.FE`	`1402`	`40114002`	92,377	1,705	Ferreñafe
General Sánchez 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
Huánuco	`PE.HC.HN`	`1001`	`40410001`	223,339	4,092	Huánuco
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	Caráz
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	Jesús
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
Marañón	`PE.HC.MA`	`1007`	`40410007`	20,106	4,802	Huacrachuco
Mariscal Cáceres	`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
Purús	`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
Sánchez 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 Román	`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	Iñapari
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	Contamaná
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 Huamán	`PE.AY.VH`	`0511`	`40905011`	22,302	1,178	Vilcas Huamán
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 more details). For each department, the departmental capital is supposed 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:

~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.
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.
1994: Sechura province split from Piura by taking districts of Bellavista de la Union, Bernal, Cristo Nos Valga, Rinconada Llicuar, Sechura, and Vice. General Sánchez Cerro split from Piura by taking six districts, and moved from Piura department to Moquegua.
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.
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.
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.
1995-05: Lauricocha province split from Dos de Mayo by taking districts of Baños, Jesus, Jivia, Queropalca, Rondos, San Francisco de Asis, and San Miguel de Cauri.
1995-06: Yarowilca province split from Dos de Mayo by taking districts of Cahuac, Chacabamba, Chavinillo, Chupan, Jacas Chico, Obas, and Pampamarca.
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.
2005-08-02: Datem del Marañón 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.

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