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Peru Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Peru with its 26 first-level divisions, the capital Lima and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Peru

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 26 units

Peru is divided into 26 first-level administrative divisions:

AmazonasÁncashApurímacArequipaAyacuchoCajamarcaCallaoCuscoHuancavelicaHuánucoIcaJunínLa LibertadLambayequeLimaLima ProvinceLoretoMadre de DiosMoqueguaPascoPiuraPunoSan MartínTacnaTumbesUcayali

Largest cities in Peru

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1LimaCapital8,012,000
2Callao876,877
3Arequipa815,000
4Trujillo765,171
5Chiclayo596,792
6Iquitos458,729
7Huancayo412,733
8Piura396,932
9Cusco361,182
10Chimbote349,846

Lima is the largest urban area in Peru with about 8,012,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Peru: ≈ 6,407 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Santiago
  • Ucayali
  • Marañón
  • Purús
  • Madre de Dios
  • Amazonas
  • Napo
  • Juruá
  • Tumbes
  • Putumayo
  • Huallaga
  • Javari
  • Tambo
  • Pisco
  • Ocoña
  • Santa

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lago Titicaca

Ethnic groups in Peru

CIA World Factbook · 2017
Mestizo
60.2%Indigenous
25.8%White
5.9%African descent
3.6%other
1.2%unspecified
3.3%

Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 60.2%, Indigenous 25.8%, White 5.9%, African descent 3.6%, other (includes Chinese and Japanese descent) 1.2%, unspecified 3.3% (2017 est.)

Regionally, Mestizo is the most common ethnic group across most of the 26 divisions, while Indigenous predominates in 5 divisions (Puno, Cusco, Apurímac, Ayacucho, Huancavelica).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2017 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Peru

CIA World Factbook · 2017
Catholic
76%Evangelical Christian
15.7%no religion
5.1%other religions
3.2%

Catholic 76%, Evangelical Christian 15.7%, no religion 5.1%, other religions 3.2% (2017 est.)

Regionally, Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 26 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2017 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Peru

CIA World Factbook · 2017
Spanish
82.9%Quechua
13.6%Aymara
1.6%Ashaninka
0.3%other native languages
0.8%other
0.2%none
0.1%unspecified
0.7%

Spanish (official) 82.9%, Quechua (official) 13.6%, Aymara (official) 1.6%, Ashaninka 0.3%, other native languages (includes many minor Amazonian languages) 0.8%, other 0.2%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.7% (2017 est.)

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 26 divisions, while Quechua predominates in 5 divisions (Apurímac, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Cusco, Puno).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2017 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.