Lima metropolitan area
The Lima Metropolitan Area (Spanish: Área Metropolitana de Lima, also known as Lima Metropolitana) is an area formed by the conurbation of the Peruvian provinces of Lima (the nation's capital) and Callao. It is the largest of the metropolitan areas of Peru, the seventh largest in the Americas, the fourth largest in Latin America, and among the thirty largest in the world. The conurbation process started to be evident in the 1980s.
Lima Metropolitan Area | |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Lima |
| Province | Lima and Callao |
| Core city | Lima |
| Population (estimated 2022) | |
| • Total | 11,804,609 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
The metropolitan area is composed of five subregions. These are Lima Norte, Lima Sur, Lima Este, Central Lima, and Callao. Its estimated 2020 population is over 11 million according to the INEI.
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