Regional Governments of Peru

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Regional Governments, in the Government of Peru, is a government organization which organizes, conducts, and manages, each one of the twenty-five regions of Peru. It has political, economic, and administrative autonomy in the subjects of its matter.

Structure

Regional Governments of Peru are composed of two sections.

Regional Council

It is the normative and supervises the regional government. It is made up of the Regional President, Regional Vice-President, and Council Members representing each province, with a minimum of 7, and a maximum of 25.

Regional Presidency

The Regional Presidency is the executive organ of the Regional Government. The president is elected by direct suffrage in conjunction with a Regional Vice-President for a period of four years. In addition, it is made up of Regional Management which is coordinated and directed by a General Manager.

Election

The election of the members of the Regional Council, including the President and Vice-President, is held by direct suffrage for a period of four years. Their offices are unresignable but are revokeable.

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First-level administrative divisions of South America
Amazonas

See other Peruvian regions
President Miguel C. Reyes
Capital Chachapoyas 2334 m

Area 39,249.13 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
443 025 (2004 estimate)
11.
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Ancash

See other Peruvian regions
President Ricardo Narváez Soto
Capital Huaraz 3027 m
Largest city Chimbote
Area 35,039.19 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1,139,083 (2004 estimate)
31.
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Arequipa

See other Peruvian regions
President Daniel Vera
Capital Arequipa

Area 63,345.39 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 140 214 (2005 Official census)
17.
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Ayacucho

See other Peruvian regions
President Omar Quesada Martínez
Capital Ayacucho

Area 43,814.8 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
619 522 (2005 Official census)
12.
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Cajamarca

See other Peruvian regions
President Luis Felipe Pita Gastelumendi
Capital Cajamarca
Largest city Cajamarca
Area 33 317.54 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 498 161 (2004)
44.
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Cusco

See other Peruvian regions
President Hugo Gonzales Sayan
Capital Cusco

Area 71,986.5 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 237 802 (2004 estimate)
17.
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Huancavelica

See other Peruvian regions
President Federico Salas Guevara Schultz
Capital Huancavelica

Area 22,131.47 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
447 054 (2005 census)
20.
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Ica is a region in Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica and Ayacucho regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south. Its capital is the city of Ica.
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La Libertad

See other Peruvian regions
President José Murgia Zanier
Capital Trujillo

Area 25,499.9 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 539 774 (2005 census)
59.
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This article is about Lambayeque, the peruvian region. For other uses, see Lambayeque (disambiguation)


Lambayeque

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President Yehude Simon
Capital Chiclayo

Area 14,231.
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This article is about Lima, the Peruvian region. For its capital city, see Lima. For other uses, see Lima (disambiguation)


Lima

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President Nelson Oswaldo Chui Mejía
Capital Huacho
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This article is about Lima, the peruvian province. For its capital city, see Lima. For other uses, see Lima (disambiguation)


Lima Province
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Callao

See other Peruvian regions
President Alexander Kouri Bumachar
Capital Callao

Area 146.98 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
811 874 (2004 estimate)
5 523.
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Loreto

See other Peruvian regions
President Robinson Rivadeneira
Capital Iquitos

Area 368,851.95 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
884,144 (2005 census)
2.
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Madre de Dios

See other Peruvian regions
President Rafael Ríos
Capital Puerto Maldonado

Area 85,300.54 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
104 891 (2004 estimate)
1.
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This is the article about the Moquegua Region. For its capital city, see Moquegua.


Moquegua

See other Peruvian regions
President María Cristala Constantinides
Capital Moquegua
Largest city Ilo

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Pasco

See other Peruvian regions
President Victor Raúl Espinoza Soto
Capital Cerro de Pasco

Area 25,319.59 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
277 475 (2004 estimate)
11.
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Piura

See other Peruvian regions
President César Trelles Lara
Capital Piura

Area 35,892.49 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 685 972 (2004 estimate)
47.
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Puno

See other Peruvian regions
President David Jiménez Sardón
Capital Puno
Largest city Juliaca
Area 71,999 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 297 103 (2004 estimate)
18.
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Tacna

See other Peruvian regions
President Julio Alva Centurión
Capital Tacna

Area 16,062.62 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
317 619 (2005 estimate)
18.
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Tumbes

See other Peruvian regions
President Wilmer Dios Benites
Capital Tumbes

Area 4,669.2 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
215,634 (2005 estimate)
43.
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Ucayali

See other Peruvian regions
President Edwin Vásquez López
Capital Pucallpa

Area 102,410.55 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
464 399 (2004 estimate)
4.
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Anthem
Somos libres, seámoslo siempre   (Spanish)
"We are free, may we always be so"
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