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Peru Map – Cities & Towns [PE]

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    Peru Map Reference

    Peru Map – Cities & Towns [PE]

    Peru’s city map is shaped by three strong geographic bands: the Pacific coast, the Andean highlands, and the Amazon basin. Lima and Callao form the dominant coastal urban core, while Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura, Cusco, Huancayo, Iquitos, and Pucallpa anchor major regional patterns. This reference page maps selected cities, towns, department seats, ports, Amazon hubs, and highland centers using approximate coordinates and source-limited population notes. Population values may refer to city, district, province, or metropolitan definitions depending on the dataset.

    Capital
    Lima
    Country Code
    PE / PER
    Main Administrative Units
    24 Departments + Callao
    Map Focus
    Coast, Andes, Amazon Hubs

    Map Orientation

    Pacific Coast

    The coastal strip contains Lima, Callao, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura, Chimbote, Ica, Tacna, Tumbes, Talara, and several port-linked urban areas. This is the clearest north–south corridor on most Peru maps.

    Andean Highlands

    Arequipa, Cusco, Huancayo, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Puno, Huaraz, Huancavelica, Abancay, and Cerro de Pasco mark the highland network. Road distance can be much longer than straight-line distance because of mountain terrain.

    Amazon Basin

    Iquitos, Pucallpa, Puerto Maldonado, Tarapoto, Moyobamba, and Chachapoyas help read the eastern half of the country. Iquitos is a major Amazon city with no direct road connection to Lima.

    Lima–Callao Distinction

    Lima is the national capital and largest urban center. Callao is a separate constitutional province and port city. Many datasets also treat Metropolitan Lima as a special unit for administrative mapping.

    Interactive Peru City and Town Map


    How Peru’s Cities Fit the Map

    Coastal capital belt
    Northern coastal cities
    Central Andes corridor
    Southern highland arc
    Amazon river and road hubs

    Lima Dominance

    Lima and Callao together form Peru’s largest urban concentration. A national map can look empty in parts of the Andes and Amazon unless smaller department seats are also shown.

    North Coast Chain

    Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura, Sullana, Tumbes, Talara, and Chimbote create a visible urban chain along or near the Pacific side of northern Peru.

    Highland Seats

    Cusco, Huancayo, Cajamarca, Ayacucho, Puno, Huaraz, Huancavelica, Abancay, and Cerro de Pasco make the Andean administrative pattern easier to read.

    Eastern Hubs

    Iquitos, Pucallpa, Tarapoto, Moyobamba, Chachapoyas, and Puerto Maldonado mark the Amazon and Andean-Amazon transition zones rather than a dense city grid.

    Largest Mapped Cities in Peru
    Selected GeoNames city records; Lima–Callao and metro definitions vary by source.


    Selected Map Places by Geographic Zone
    Editorial count from the mapped table: coast, Andes, Amazon, and transition areas.


    Selected Cities and Towns Table

    The table uses selected places useful for a Peru cities-and-towns map. Population notes are not normalized across every row because Peruvian sources may use city, district, province, or metropolitan boundaries.

    Place Type Administrative Unit Geographic Zone Population or Size Note Latitude Longitude Map Role Notes
    Lima Capital city Metropolitan Lima Central coast GeoNames record: 7,737,002; metro estimates are higher -12.043 -77.028 National anchor Largest city and political center of Peru.
    Callao Port city / constitutional province Callao Central coast GeoNames record: 1,300,000 -12.052 -77.135 Main port Mapped separately because Callao has special administrative status.
    Arequipa Regional metropolis Arequipa Southern Andes GeoNames record: 1,008,290 -16.399 -71.537 Southern hub Largest mapped city outside the Lima–Callao core in this dataset.
    Trujillo Regional metropolis La Libertad North coast GeoNames record: 919,899 -8.116 -79.030 North coast anchor Major urban center on the northern Pacific corridor.
    Chiclayo Regional city Lambayeque North coast GeoNames record: 552,508 -6.770 -79.855 North coast hub Linked to the Lambayeque coastal plain.
    Piura Regional city Piura Far north coast GeoNames record: 484,475 -5.182 -80.657 Northern regional hub Important for reading northern Peru’s coastal interior.
    Huancayo Highland city Junín Central Andes GeoNames record: 456,250 -12.069 -75.210 Central Andes hub Major city in the Mantaro Valley.
    Cusco Highland city Cusco Southern Andes GeoNames record: 428,450 -13.532 -71.967 Southern Andes hub Regional center for the southern highlands.
    Iquitos Amazon city Loreto Amazon basin GeoNames record: 377,609 -3.748 -73.253 Amazon anchor Major city in northeastern Peru’s Amazon region.
    Pucallpa Amazon city Ucayali Amazon basin GeoNames record: 326,040 -8.379 -74.554 Eastern hub Mapped on the Ucayali side of eastern Peru.
    Chimbote Coastal city Áncash North-central coast GeoNames record: 316,966 -9.075 -78.594 Port and coast marker Useful for the coastal section between Lima and Trujillo.
    Tacna Border city Tacna Southern coast / border GeoNames record: 286,240 -18.015 -70.254 Southern border marker Near Peru’s southern border zone.
    Ica Coastal valley city Ica South coast interior INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -14.068 -75.728 South coast valley marker Interior coastal-valley city south of Lima.
    Sullana Coastal valley city Piura Far north coast INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -4.903 -80.685 Chira Valley marker Paired with Piura on many northern Peru maps.
    Juliaca Highland city Puno Altiplano INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -15.500 -70.134 Altiplano hub Commercial center near Lake Titicaca routes.
    Cajamarca Department capital Cajamarca Northern Andes INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -7.164 -78.510 Highland marker Northern highland administrative center.
    Ayacucho Department capital Ayacucho South-central Andes INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -13.158 -74.223 Highland marker Helps locate the south-central Andes.
    Huánuco Department capital Huánuco Andes / Amazon edge INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -9.930 -76.242 Transition city Placed between the central Andes and eastern lowlands.
    Chincha Alta Coastal city Ica South coast INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -13.419 -76.132 Coastal valley marker South of Lima in the Ica coastal corridor.
    Puno Department capital Puno Altiplano INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -15.840 -70.021 Lake Titicaca marker Important for reading the southeastern highlands.
    Tarapoto Amazon foothill city San Martín Amazon foothills INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -6.487 -76.360 Eastern service hub One of the clearer cities in the northern Amazon foothills.
    Huaraz Department capital Áncash Central Andes INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -9.527 -77.528 Mountain marker Administrative center near the Cordillera Blanca.
    Huacho Regional seat Lima Region Central coast INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -11.106 -77.605 Lima Region seat Represents Lima Region outside Metropolitan Lima.
    Puerto Maldonado Department capital Madre de Dios Amazon basin INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -12.593 -69.189 Southeastern Amazon hub Near routes toward Bolivia and Brazil.
    Tumbes Department capital Tumbes Far north coast INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -3.567 -80.451 Northern border marker Useful for the Ecuador border area.
    Talara Coastal city Piura Far north coast INEI 2022 city list: above 100,000 -4.577 -81.271 Coastal marker Oil and port-linked city on the northern coast.
    Moquegua Department capital Moquegua South coast interior Current urban count varies by source -17.194 -70.935 Department seat Small but important for administrative map completeness.
    Abancay Department capital Apurímac Southern Andes Current urban count varies by source -13.634 -72.881 Department seat Andean administrative center between Cusco and Ayacucho.
    Chachapoyas Department capital Amazonas Andean-Amazon transition Current urban count varies by source -6.231 -77.870 Department seat Marks the northern transition between highlands and Amazon areas.
    Huancavelica Department capital Huancavelica Central Andes Current urban count varies by source -12.786 -74.976 Department seat Highland administrative city.
    Cerro de Pasco Department capital Pasco Central Andes Current urban count varies by source -10.667 -76.256 High-altitude marker One of the highest major administrative cities in Peru.
    Moyobamba Department capital San Martín Amazon foothills Current urban count varies by source -6.034 -76.971 Department seat Administrative seat of San Martín, separate from larger Tarapoto.

    Administrative Units Used on Peru Maps

    Peru is commonly mapped with 24 departments, the Constitutional Province of Callao, and a separate Metropolitan Lima treatment in many administrative datasets. ISO subdivision names and local government practice may not match every statistical table exactly.

    Administrative Unit ISO Code Capital or Seat Map Zone Notes
    Amazonas PE-AMA Chachapoyas North / Andean-Amazon Department with highland and Amazon transition areas.
    Áncash PE-ANC Huaraz North-central coast and Andes Includes Chimbote on the coast and Huaraz in the highlands.
    Apurímac PE-APU Abancay Southern Andes Interior highland department.
    Arequipa PE-ARE Arequipa South coast and Andes Contains one of Peru’s largest cities.
    Ayacucho PE-AYA Ayacucho South-central Andes Highland administrative unit.
    Cajamarca PE-CAJ Cajamarca Northern Andes Major northern highland region.
    Callao PE-CAL Callao Central coast Constitutional province and main port.
    Cusco PE-CUS Cusco Southern Andes Highland region with a major urban and cultural center.
    Huancavelica PE-HUV Huancavelica Central Andes High-altitude department.
    Huánuco PE-HUC Huánuco Central Andes / Amazon edge Transition zone between highlands and eastern lowlands.
    Ica PE-ICA Ica South coast Coastal valleys and desert-edge cities.
    Junín PE-JUN Huancayo Central Andes Anchored by Huancayo and the Mantaro Valley.
    La Libertad PE-LAL Trujillo North coast and Andes North coast urban center with inland highland areas.
    Lambayeque PE-LAM Chiclayo North coast Compact coastal department.
    Lima Region PE-LIM Huacho Central coast and Andes Separate from Metropolitan Lima in many map datasets.
    Loreto PE-LOR Iquitos Northeast Amazon Large Amazon department with river-based geography.
    Madre de Dios PE-MDD Puerto Maldonado Southeast Amazon Amazon department near Bolivia and Brazil routes.
    Moquegua PE-MOQ Moquegua South coast interior Southern department with coast and interior areas.
    Pasco PE-PAS Cerro de Pasco Central Andes / Amazon edge Highland and eastern slope geography.
    Piura PE-PIU Piura Far north coast Includes Piura, Sullana, and Talara urban markers.
    Puno PE-PUN Puno Altiplano Includes Puno and Juliaca near Lake Titicaca routes.
    San Martín PE-SAM Moyobamba Amazon foothills Moyobamba is the seat; Tarapoto is a major mapped city.
    Tacna PE-TAC Tacna Far south coast / border Southern border department.
    Tumbes PE-TUM Tumbes Far north coast / border Northern border department near Ecuador.
    Ucayali PE-UCA Pucallpa Central Amazon Eastern Amazon region anchored by Pucallpa.
    Metropolitan Lima PE-LMA Lima Central coast Special municipal unit used in ISO-style subdivision mapping.

    Map Reading Cues for Peru

    Coastal Density
    High

    Lima–Callao and the north coast produce the densest visible city chain.

    Highland Complexity
    High

    Mountain terrain separates nearby-looking cities into different travel corridors.

    Amazon Spacing
    Wide

    Large eastern areas have fewer mapped city points and more river-based orientation.

    Admin Labels
    Mixed

    Lima Region, Metropolitan Lima, and Callao need careful label handling.

    Map Data Notes

    What Is Reliable

    Capital, country code, broad administrative structure, department seats, and approximate city coordinates are stable enough for reference mapping. Peru’s official statistics office identifies 26 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in its 2022 population note.

    What May Vary

    Population figures can change depending on whether a source uses city proper, district, province, urban agglomeration, or metropolitan area. Lima, Callao, and Metropolitan Lima are especially sensitive to boundary definitions.

    Coordinate Precision

    Coordinates are approximate city-center points for public map orientation. They are not property-level, address-level, or infrastructure-level coordinates.

    Best Use of This Map

    The page is suited for locating major Peruvian cities, department seats, coast-to-Andes-to-Amazon settlement patterns, and selected towns used in national reference maps.

    Primary and Supporting Sources

    FAQ

    What is the capital of Peru?

    Lima is the capital of Peru. It sits on the central Pacific coast and forms the country’s largest urban area together with neighboring Callao.

    What are the main cities shown on a Peru map?

    The main mapped cities usually include Lima, Callao, Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura, Huancayo, Cusco, Iquitos, Pucallpa, Chimbote, Tacna, Ica, Juliaca, Cajamarca, and Puno.

    Is Callao part of Lima?

    Callao is physically connected to the Lima urban area, but administratively it is the Constitutional Province of Callao. For map labeling, Callao should be shown separately when administrative accuracy matters.

    How many main administrative units does Peru have?

    Peru is commonly described as having 24 departments at the regional level plus the Constitutional Province of Callao. Metropolitan Lima is also treated separately in many subdivision datasets.

    Why do Peru city population numbers vary?

    Different sources may count a city proper, a district, a province, an urban area, or a metropolitan area. Lima and Callao are the clearest examples of this boundary issue.

    Why are Amazon cities spaced far apart on the map?

    Eastern Peru covers large Amazon basin areas where settlement is more river- and road-corridor based. Cities such as Iquitos, Pucallpa, Tarapoto, and Puerto Maldonado act as widely spaced regional hubs.