North macroregion, Peru


The North macroregion in Peru is a geographic area that includes a number of regions located in northern the country. It consists of the regions of Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Cajamarca, San Martín, Amazonas and Ancash.

Regions

RegionCapitalPopulationPresidentHDI
TumbesTumbes200.306Wilmer Dios Benites0,776
PiuraSan Miguel de Piura1.673.315Javier Atkins Lerggios0,755
LambayequeChiclayo1.112.868Humberto Acuña Peralta0,779
La LibertadTrujillo1.617.050José Murgia Zannier0,621
CajamarcaCajamarca1.455.201Gregorio Santos Guerrero0,900
San MartínMoyobamba800.000César Villanueva Arévalo0,739
AmazonasChachapoyas375.993José Arista0,694
AncashHuaraz1.063.459César Álvarez Aguilar0,754

Main cities

Main cities ordered by population.
Nº.CityPopulation
Censo 2007
ProvinceRegionMayor
Trujillo682.834TrujilloLa LibertadCesar Acuña Peralta
Chiclayo574.408ChiclayoLambayequeRoberto Torres Gonzáles
Piura450.363PiuraPiuraRuby Rodríguez de Aguilar
Cajamarca283.767CajamarcaCajamarcaRamiro Bardales Vigo
Huaraz170.000HuarazAncashVladimir Meza Villarreal
Tumbes80.000TumbesTumbesVentura Cruz
Moyobamba79 000MoyobambaSan MartínVíctor Del Castillo Reategui
Chachapoyas35.789ChachapoyasAmazonasDiógenes Humberto Zavaleta

More cities

CityProvinceRegiónPopulationMayor
ZarumillaZarumillaTumbes16.925Feliz Ernesto Garrido Rivera
PaitaPaitaPiura120.718Porfirio Meca Andrade
SullanaSullanaPiura227.615Jorge Camino Calle
TalaraTalaraPiura84.978 Rogelio Trelles Saavedra
LambayequeLambayequeLambayeque63.386Jacinto Muro Távara
FerreñafeFerreñafeLambayeque44.411José Francisco Gonzáles
PacasmayoPacasmayoLa Libertad26.125Oscar Honorio Horna
GuadalupePacasmayoLa Libertad36,580Lourdes Placencia Zapata
ChepénChepénLa Libertad44,22Wilfredo Quesquén Terrones
Santiago de ChucoSantiago de ChucoLa Libertad25.000Juan Gabriel Alipio
Jaén de BracamorosJaénCajamarca71.125Gilmer Fernández Rojas
ChotaChotaCajamarca60.000Jeiner Ubaldo Julón Díaz
CelendínCelendínCajamarca24.623Mauro Arteaga
ChimboteSantaAncash328.987 Luis Arroyo Rojas
CasmaCasmaAncash42.368José Montalván Macedo,
HuarmeyHuarmeyAncash28,140José Montalván Macedo
Bagua GrandeBaguaAmazonas49,956 Domingo Guerrero Dávila
RiojaRiojaSan Martín24,263Mercedes Torres
TarapotoSan MartínSan Martín120.000Sandro Rivero Uzátegu
VirúVirúLa Libertad36.029José Urcia
OtuzcoOtuzcoLa Libertad25.134Heli A. Verde Rodríguez
HuamachucoSánchez CarriónLa Libertad52.500Luis Alberto Rebaza Chavez