Populated centres of Peru

The populated centres of Peru (Spanish: Centros poblados; CC.PP.), are the fourth-level administrative subdivisions and the lowest administrative subdivision of the country. They are subdivisions of the districts, which in turn are subdivisions of provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the regions. As of 2022, there are 2,859 populated centers in total, which are administered by municipalities headed by a mayor elected every four years.

Overview

This form of constituency was created by Law 23853, published on June 9, 1984, and amended by Law 23854 (published the same day), which established the change in the name from Delegated Municipality to Minor Populated Centre Municipality. This latter name only lasted until the publication of the Political Constitution of 1993, on December 29, which in its article 191 established that the provincial and district municipalities, and those delegated in accordance with the law, are the bodies of local government.

Delegated Municipalities are created by Provincial Municipalities and are governed by the provincial ordinance that establishes them, which establishes the functions delegated to them. For a delegated municipality to be created, a hamlet (Spanish: caserío), rural community (Spanish: comunidad campesina), or native community (Spanish: comunidad nativa) must meet certain requirements:

• Population: More than 500 citizens over the age of 18.
• Territory: A geographical area to be administered: a hamlet, rural community, or native community.
• Government: An administrative body (to be created by the Provincial Municipality)

In the case of native communities, they were legally recognized in 1974, which applies to the jungle region.

The electoral process in a populated centre is carried out by call from the Provincial Municipality, which announces the process at least 120 days before the start of the process, or 90 days after the creation of the populated centre in the case of a new one. This process is carried out with the mandatory logistical support of the National Office of Electoral Processes and the optional oversight of the Provincial Municipality and the National Jury of Elections.

List

Ubigeo	Departament	Number
01	Amazonas	67
02	Áncash	201
03	Apurímac	95
04	Arequipa	23
05	Ayacucho	141
06	Cajamarca	327
07	Callao	1
08	Cuzco	127
09	Huancavelica	252
10	Huánuco	258
11	Ica	4
12	Junín	108
13	La Libertad	96
14	Lambayeque	36
15	Lima	56
16	Loreto	22
17	Madre de Dios	10
18	Moquegua	24
19	Pasco	71
20	Piura	67
21	Puno	308
22	San Martin	96
23	Tacna	24
24	Tumbes	7
25	Ucayali	16
	Total	2465

See also

• Districts of Peru
• Provinces of Peru
• Regions of Peru

External links

• (in Spanish) Banco de Información Distrital from the National Informatics and Statistics Institute INEI. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
• (in Spanish) Overview of the categorisation of populated centres by the Regional Government of Ucayali.