PERU

Republic of Peru · PE / PER / 604

ISO 3166-1 PER · 604

Peru is a south america country in Americas. It has a population of 31,989,256, uses PEN, speaks Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish.

Population 31,989,256

Area (km²) 1,285,216

Capital Lima

Region South America

All facts

fields

ISO alpha-3: PER
ISO numeric: 604
Calling code: +51
TLD: .pe
Driving side: —
Currencies: PEN
Languages: aym, que, spa
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇵🇪

Cities

page 1 of 46 · 2,293 total

Lima Lima Province 7,737,002

Callao Callao 1,300,000

Arequipa Arequipa 1,008,290

Trujillo La Libertad 919,899

Chiclayo Lambayeque 552,508

Piura Piura 484,475

Huancayo Junin 456,250

Cusco Cuzco Department 428,450

Iquitos Loreto 377,609

Pucallpa Ucayali 326,040

Chimbote Ancash 316,966

Tacna Tacna 286,240

Ica Ica 282,407

Santiago de Surco Lima region 251,648

Juliaca Puno 245,675

Cajamarca Cajamarca Department 201,329

Huánuco Huánuco Department 196,627

Miraflores Lima region 187,401

Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region 184,614

Sullana Piura 160,789

Chincha Alta Ica 153,076

Ayacucho Ayacucho 140,033

San Martin Piura 130,000

Puno Puno 128,637

Huaraz Ancash 118,836

San Francisco De Borja Lima region 105,076

Talara Piura 99,074

Tumbes Tumbes 96,946

Chosica Lima region 88,606

Puerto Maldonado Madre de Dios 85,024

Breña Lima region 81,909

San Juan Loreto 78,153

Ciudad Satelite Arequipa 76,410

Chilca Junin 73,371

Selva Alegre Arequipa 72,696

Abancay Apurímac Department 72,277

Moquegua Moquegua Department 69,882

Chulucanas Piura 68,835

San Isidro Lima region 68,309

San Fernando Ucayali 67,844

Jesus Maria Lima region 66,171

Santiago Cuzco Department 64,075

Huaral Lima region 62,174

Pisco Ica 61,869

Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea Lima region 61,000

Medium airport

RIJ

Juan Simons Vela Airport

Medium airport

Universities

linked

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

pucp.edu.pe

Universidad Alas Peruanas

uap.edu.pe

Universidad Andina del Cusco

uandina.edu.pe

Universidad Andina Nestor Caceares Velasquez

uancv.edu.pe

Universidad Católica de Santa María

ucsm.edu.pe

Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo

usat.edu.pe

Universidad César Vallejo

ucv.edu.pe

Universidad Cientifica del Sur

ucsur.edu.pe

Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades

uch.edu.pe

Universidad de Huánuco

udh.edu.pe

Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología

utec.edu.pe

Universidad de Lambayeque

udl.edu.pe

Universidad de Lima

ulima.edu.pe

Universidad del Pacifico

up.edu.pe

Universidad de Piura

udep.edu.pe

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Peru use?: PEN.
What languages are spoken in Peru?: Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish.
What is the capital of Peru?: Lima.
How many cities are in Peru?: 2,293 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/PE

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    "iso_alpha3": "PER",
    "iso_numeric": "604",
    "common_name": "Peru",
    "official_name": "Republic of Peru",
    "capital": "Lima",
    "region": "Americas",
    "subregion": "South America",
    "population": 31989256,
    "flag_emoji": "🇵🇪",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+51"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".pe"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/pe.svg",
    "area": 1285216.0,
    "latitude": -10.0,
    "longitude": -76.0,
    "languages": {
      "aym": "Aymara",
      "que": "Quechua",
      "spa": "Spanish"
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        "name": "Peruvian sol",
        "symbol": "S/."
      }
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    "borders": [
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      "BRA",
      "CHL",
      "COL",
      "ECU"
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    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}