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
Plaza de Trujillo.
Plaza de Trujillo.
Chiclayo.
Cajamarca.
Nuevo Chimbote.
Piura.
Chiclayo
Llanganuco.
Ancash.
Atardecer Punta Sal.
Kuelap.
Images from top to bottom, left to right: Trujillo main square, Chiclayo, Cajamarca,
Nickname: 
The solid north
Map of North Macroregion by Provinces
Map of North Macroregion by Provinces
CountryPeru
Region
Most populated cityTrujillo

Regions

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Region Capital Population President HDI
Tumbes Tumbes 200.306 Wilmer Dios Benites 0,776 medium
Piura San Miguel de Piura 1.673.315 Javier Atkins Lerggios 0,755 medium
Lambayeque Chiclayo 1.112.868 Humberto Acuña Peralta 0,779 medium high
La Libertad Trujillo 1.617.050 José Murgia Zannier 0,621 medium high
Cajamarca Cajamarca 1.455.201 Gregorio Santos Guerrero 0,900 medium
San Martín Moyobamba 800.000 César Villanueva Arévalo 0,739 medium
Amazonas Chachapoyas 375.993 José Arista 0,694 medium
Ancash Huaraz 1.063.459 César Álvarez Aguilar 0,754 medium

Main cities

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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

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City Province Región Population Mayor
Zarumilla Zarumilla Tumbes 16.925 Feliz Ernesto Garrido Rivera
Paita Paita Piura 120.718 Porfirio Meca Andrade
Sullana Sullana Piura 227.615 Jorge Camino Calle
Talara Talara Piura 84.978 Rogelio Trelles Saavedra
Lambayeque Lambayeque Lambayeque 63.386 Jacinto Muro Távara
Ferreñafe Ferreñafe Lambayeque 44.411 José Francisco Gonzáles
Pacasmayo Pacasmayo La Libertad 26.125 Oscar Honorio Horna
Guadalupe Pacasmayo La Libertad 36,580 Lourdes Placencia Zapata
Chepén Chepén La Libertad 44,22 Wilfredo Quesquén Terrones
Santiago de Chuco Santiago de Chuco La Libertad 25.000 Juan Gabriel Alipio
Jaén de Bracamoros Jaén Cajamarca 71.125 Gilmer Fernández Rojas
Chota Chota Cajamarca 60.000 Jeiner Ubaldo Julón Díaz
Celendín Celendín Cajamarca 24.623 Mauro Arteaga
Chimbote Santa Ancash 328.987 Luis Arroyo Rojas
Casma Casma Ancash 42.368 José Montalván Macedo,
Huarmey Huarmey Ancash 28,140 José Montalván Macedo
Bagua Grande Bagua Amazonas 49,956 Domingo Guerrero Dávila
Rioja Rioja San Martín 24,263 Mercedes Torres
Tarapoto San Martín San Martín 120.000 Sandro Rivero Uzátegu
Virú Virú La Libertad 36.029 José Urcia
Otuzco Otuzco La Libertad 25.134 Heli A. Verde Rodríguez
Huamachuco Sánchez Carrión La Libertad 52.500 Luis Alberto Rebaza Chavez

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Macro Región Norte-Peru" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2012.