Regions of Peru facts for kids

A Region is the name for one of 25 areas into which the land is divided in Peru.

Provinces of Peru

• Name of the region (capital of the region)

1. Tumbes (Tumbes)
2. Piura (Piura)
3. Lambayeque (Chiclayo)
4. La Libertad (Trujillo)
5. Ancash (Huaraz)
6. Lima (Huacho)
7. Callao (Callao)
8. Ica (Ica)
9. Arequipa (Arequipa)
10. Moquegua (Moquegua)
11. Tacna (Tacna)
12. Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
13. Huánuco (Huánuco)
14. Pasco (Cerro de Pasco)
15. Junín (Huancayo)
16. Huancavelica (Huancavelica)
17. Ayacucho (Ayacucho)
18. Apurímac (Abancay)
19. Cusco (Cusco)
20. Puno (Puno)
21. Amazonas (Chachapoyas)
22. San Martín (Moyobamba)
23. Ucayali (Pucallpa)
24. Madre de Dios (Puerto Maldonado)
25. Loreto (Iquitos)

    *     Lima Province (Lima)

See also

In Spanish: Departamentos del Perú para niños