List of cities in Peru

This is a list of cities in Peru by how many people live there. Peru is a country in South America with many different kinds of places to live, from big busy cities to smaller towns in the mountains and near the ocean. The cities on this list are some of the most important places in Peru, where lots of families, workers, and visitors spend their time.

You can also look at a list of bigger areas around cities, called metropolitan areas, if you want to learn more about groups of towns and cities close together. See the List of metropolitan areas of Peru to explore that.

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This list helps us understand where people live and how towns grow in Peru. It shows which cities have the most people and gives a quick look at the country's busy places.

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This list shows cities in Peru, sorted by how many people live there. The biggest city is Lima, which has the most people. Other big cities include Arequipa and Trujillo. Each city has its own special things and places that make it unique.

#	City	Department	2017 population	2025 population (proj.)
1	Lima	Lima	9,562,280	10,353,700
2	Arequipa	Arequipa	1,008,290	1,195,700
3	Callao	Callao	994,494	1,226,200
4	Trujillo	La Libertad	919,899	1,063,700
5	Chiclayo	Lambayeque	552,508	618,600
6	Piura	Piura	473,025	598,200
7	Huancayo	Junín	456,250	571,000
8	Cusco	Cusco	428,450	497,200
9	Chimbote	Ancash	381,513	413,800
10	Iquitos	Loreto	377,609	461,500
11	Tacna	Tacna	293,119	332,400
12	Juliaca	Puno	273,882	347,800
13	Ica	Ica	244,399	369,500
14	Cajamarca	Cajamarca	226,031	259,400
15	Pucallpa	Ucayali	211,651	437,600
16	Sullana	Piura	201,302	210,500
17	Ayacucho	Ayacucho	180,766	266,800
18	Chincha Alta	Ica	177,219	226,200
19	Huánuco	Huánuco	175,068	246,300
20	Huacho	Lima	153,728	195,600
21	Tarapoto	San Martín	144,186	182,300
22	Puno	Puno	140,839	141,200
23	Paita	Piura	135,422	—
24	Huaraz	Áncash	127,041	147,200
25	Tumbes	Tumbes	111,595	110,100
26	Pisco	Ica	104,656	—
27	Huaral	Lima	96,468	—
28	Jaén	Cajamarca	93,631	—
29	Moyobamba	San Martín	86,015	—
30	San Vicente de Cañete	Lima	85,533	—
31	Puerto Maldonado	Madre de Dios	74,494	130,100
32	Catacaos	Piura	70,590	—
33	Moquegua	Moquegua	67,428	—
34	Cerro de Pasco	Pasco	66,272	—
35	Barranca	Lima	63,812	—
36	Yurimaguas	Loreto	63,427	—
37	Chancay	Lima	63,378	—
38	Andahuaylas	Apurímac	63,654	—
39	Ilo	Moquegua	59,572	—
40	Talara	Piura	59,682	104,700
41	Abancay	Apurímac	58,741	—
42	Lambayeque	Lambayeque	58,564	—
43	Chulucanas	Piura	57,380	—
44	Tingo María	Huánuco	56,932	—
45	Sicuani	Cusco	55,000	—
46	Huancavelica	Huancavelica	47,866	—
47	Ferreñafe	Lambayeque	47,087	—
48	Chepén	La Libertad	45,897	—
49	Pacasmayo	La Libertad	43,356	—
50	Tarma	Junín	42,569	—

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