According to the Organic Law of Regional Governments, the regions (Spanish: regiones) are, with the departments, the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its 1821 independence, Peru had been divided into departments (departamentos) but faced the problem of increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima.
After several unsuccessful regionalization attempts, the national government decided to temporarily provide the departments (including the Constitutional Province of Callao) with regional governments until the conformation of regions according to the Organic Law of Regional Governments which says that two or more departments should merge to conform a region. This situation turned the departments into de facto regional government circumscriptions. The first regional governments were elected on November 20, 2002.
Under the new arrangement, the 24 departments plus the Callao Province are regional government circumscriptions each with a Regional Government. Lima Province, which has been excluded from this process and is not part of a regional government circumscription, has its government institution: the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.
Unlike the previous system, the regional circumscriptions have an elected government and have a wide array of responsibilities within their jurisdiction. Under the 2002 Organic Law of Regional Governments (Spanish: Ley Orgánica de Gobiernos Regionales), there is an ongoing process of transfer of functions from the central government to the regions. A 2005 referendum for the merger of several departments failed to get the necessary electoral support.
Departments are subdivided into provinces and districts.
Organic Law of Regional Governments, the regions (Spanish: regiones) are, with the departments, the first-level administrative subdivisions ofPeru. Since...
This is a list ofRegionsofPeru by GDP and GDP per capita. Regions by GDP in 2015 according to data by the OECD. Regions by GDP per capita in 2014 according...
of the regionsofPeru ordered by population from Census 2007 and estimated population of INEI. Peru portal List ofPeruvianregions by GDP List of cities...
Indigenous peoples ofPeru, or Native Peruvians, comprise a large number of ethnic groups who inhabit territory in present-day Peru. Indigenous cultures...
colorless or yellowish-to-amber colored spirit produced in winemaking regionsofPeru and Chile. Made by distilling fermented grape juice into a high-proof...
Peru, officially the Republic ofPeru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil...
list of cities in Peru by population. For metropolitan areas see List of metropolitan areas ofPeru. List of metropolitan areas ofPeru List ofregions by...
196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 regions, except for Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average of seven provinces...
Apurímac regionsofPeru. The Huanca people of the Junín Region ofPeru spoke Quechua before the Incas did. The Inca established the largest empire of the...
This is a list ofregionsofPeru by Human Development Index as of 2023 with data for the year 2021. List of countries by Human Development Index "Sub-national...
"City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city ofPeru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the...
Sites in Peru Administrative divisions ofPeruRegionsofPeru Provinces ofPeru Districts ofPeru Populated centers ofPeru Former regionsofPeru Municipalities...
current regionsofPeru, although it is now obsolete. The departments were identical to today's regions, with the exception of two new regions (Callao...
history. Peru-Bolivian Confederation Andean regions – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Northern Chile, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Much of the culture...
land is attributed to population centers, coastal regions, and other space. Natural hazards that Peru experiences include earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding...
divided Peru into three main regions: the coastal region (11.6% ofPeru), that is bounded by the Pacific Ocean; the highlands (28.1% ofPeru), that is...
(Spanish pronunciation: [loˈɾeto]) is Peru's northernmost department and region. Covering almost one-third ofPeru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's...
INEI Source: INEI Source: INEI Source: INEI RegionsofPeru Provinces ofPeru Administrative divisions ofPeru Sistema Nacional de Estadística Archived 2007-03-21...
history ofPeru includes agriculture, cultivation of plants and herbs and general changes in the history of farming in Peru or its historical regions. Much...
Poverty in Peru is especially present in underdeveloped and most inland regionsofPeru, particularly Huancavelica and Cajamarca, as a result of little economic...
Andean regionsofPerú but is currently consumed at a national level. The base ingredient of the drink is corn culli or ckolli, which is a Peruvian variety...
the viceroyalty ofPeru, the La Libertad region, together with the present-day regionsof Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes regions in Peru, and Guayaquil and...
[waŋkaβeˈlika] ) is a department and region in Peru with an area of 22,131.47 km2 (8,545.01 sq mi) and a population of 347,639 (2017 census). The capital is the...
the Government ofPeru, is a government organization which organizes, conducts, and manages, each one of the twenty-five regionsofPeru. It has political...
area on the slopes of the Andes) is a bioregion of a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru and Bolivia, and extends...
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