Regions

Peru's territory, according to the Regionalisation Law passed on November 18, 2002, is divided into 25 regions (regiones). These are subdivided into provinces, which are composed of districts. There are a total of 195 provinces and 1833 districts in Peru. Lima Province, where the capital is located, is not part of any administrative region. Callao is its own region, even though it only contains one province, the Constitutional Province of Callao.

The 25 regions, plus Lima Metropolitana (capitals shown in brackets), are as follows:

• Amazonas (Chachapoyas)
• Ancash (Huaraz)
• Apurímac (Abancay)
• Arequipa (Arequipa)
• Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
• Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
• Callao (Callao)
• Cusco (Cusco)
• Huancavelica (Huancavelica)
• Huánuco (Huánuco)
• Ica (Ica)
• Junín (Huancayo)
• La Libertad (Trujillo)
• Lambayeque (Chiclayo)
• Lima (Huacho)
• Lima Metropolitana (Lima)
• Loreto (Iquitos)
• Madre de Dios (Puerto Maldonado)
• Moquegua (Moquegua)
• Pasco (Cerro de Pasco)
• Piura (Piura)
• Puno (Puno)
• San Martín (Moyobamba)
• Tacna (Tacna)
• Tumbes (Tumbes)
• Ucayali (Pucallpa)