Peru

The capital of Peru is Lima. Peru is in South America.

Quizzes for South America

Peru has 26 first-level administrative divisions.

Regions of Peru

Name	Capital	Population	Area (km²)
Amazonas Department	Chachapoyas	437,579	39,249
Áncash Department	Huaraz	1,201,826	35,890
Apurímac Department	Abancay	419,957	20,896
Arequipa Department	Arequipa	1,656,215	63,345
Ayacucho Department	Ayacucho	665,109	43,821
Cajamarca Department	Cajamarca	1,445,237	33,304
Callao Region	Callao
Cusco Department	Cusco	1,401,025	71,987
Huancavelica Department	Huancavelica	319,137	22,125
Huanuco Department	Huánuco	738,642	37,266
Ica Department	Ica	1,093,680	21,328
Junín Department	Huancayo	1,376,453	44,329
La Libertad Department	Trujillo	2,171,379	25,500
Lambayeque Department	Chiclayo	1,384,130	14,231
Lima	Lima	10,142,492	2,672
Lima Department	Huacho	11,595,510	34,828
Loreto Department	Iquitos	1,068,905	368,773
Madre de Dios Department	Puerto Maldonado	212,872	85,301
Moquegua Department	Moquegua	205,591	15,734
Pasco Department	Cerro de Pasco	264,254	25,026
Piura Department	Piura	2,196,006	35,658
Puno Department	Puno	1,203,271	71,999
San Martin Department	Moyobamba	958,305	51,288
Tacna Department	Tacna	406,531	16,076
Tumbes Department	Tumbes	335,501	4,669
Ucayali Department	Pucallpa	660,256	102,199

What is the capital of Peru?

The capital of Peru is Lima.

Which continent is Peru in?

Peru is in South America.

How big is Peru?

Peru covers 1,285,216 km². It is number 19 of 195 countries by area.

What is the population of Peru?

Wikidata lists the population of Peru as 34,157,732 (2025).

How many regions does Peru have?

Peru has 26 first-level administrative divisions, including Amazonas Department, Áncash Department, and Apurímac Department.

Which countries border Peru?

Peru shares land borders with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador.