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.[1]

North Macroregion
Macroregion
Images from top to bottom, left to right: Trujillo main square, Chiclayo, Cajamarca,
Nickname(s): 
The solid north
Map of North Macroregion by Provinces
CountryPeru
Region
Most populated cityTrujillo

Regions

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

Main cities

Main cities ordered by population.

Nº. City Population
Censo 2007
Province Region Mayor
Trujillo 682.834 Trujillo La Libertad Cesar Acuña Peralta
Chiclayo 574.408 Chiclayo Lambayeque Roberto Torres Gonzáles
Piura 450.363 Piura Piura Ruby Rodríguez de Aguilar
Cajamarca 283.767 Cajamarca Cajamarca Ramiro Bardales Vigo
Huaraz 170.000 Huaraz Ancash Vladimir Meza Villarreal
Tumbes 80.000 Tumbes Tumbes Ventura Cruz
Moyobamba 79 000 Moyobamba San Martín Víctor Del Castillo Reategui
Chachapoyas 35.789 Chachapoyas Amazonas Diógenes 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

See also

References

  1. "Macro Región Norte-Peru" (PDF). Retrieved November 30, 2012.
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