Provinces of Peru facts for kids

Peru is a country in South America. It is divided into smaller areas called provinces. Think of provinces like big counties or districts within a state. These provinces help organize the country.

Each province has its own main city, called a capital. These capitals are important because they are the center of activity for that province. Peru also has larger areas called regions. Each region has its own main capital city. In the list below, you will see some capital cities written in bold. These are the special cities that are also the capital of their entire region!

To keep track of all these places, Peru uses a special code called UBIGEO. It's like a unique ID number for each province. If a province's UBIGEO code ends with 01, it means its capital city is also the capital of its region.

Below is a list of all the provinces in Peru. It shows which region they belong to, their capital city, how many smaller areas (called districts) they have, and their unique UBIGEO code.

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  Map of the Peruvian provinces