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Peruvian subdivisions

Peru has a dual system of administrative-territorial divisions (ATD) and local self-government entities. From the point of view of the ATD, Peru is divided into departments [24 departments and one constitutional province], departments are divided in provinces [196], and provinces are divided in districts [1838]. From the point of view of the self-government organization, Peru has 25 Regional Governments, 196 Provincial Municipalities, and 1838 District Municipalities. All these self-government entities [* with exceptions] have or should have their own flags.

* Exceptions are District Municipalities which are Cabeceras (Districts of the provincials seats), which are using the same symbols as the Provincial municipalities.
Furthermore, most of the flag entities in Peru have more than one flag, as they are using civic flags (plain mono-, bi-, tricolors) without emblems, official flags which are same as the civic flags, but with the emblem/coat of arms added, and finally, the large ceremonial flags, which are usually monochrome with the name of the entity and coat of arms on them.
Valentin Poposki, 10 January 2022

Summary

24+1 Regions /
/ Regiones (*)
196 Provinces /
/ Provincias
1838 Districts / Districtos 12 former Regions /
/ Regiones (1989-1992)
(**) Lima 43: Independencia; Lima (Cercado); Los Olivos; Pueblo Libre (**)
Callao 6: Mi Peru Lima
Lima 9: Cañete 128: San Antonio; Santa Cruz de Flores
Loreto 7: 48: Amazonas
Pasco 3: Oxapampa 7: Andrés Avelino
Cáceres
Junín 9: 123: Huancayo
Huánuco 11: 72: Huánuco, Codo del Pozuzo
3: Chavin
Ancash 20: Carhuaz 165: Caraz; Chimbote; Santa Cruz; Santo Toribio; Yuracmarca
Arequipa 8: 107: Jacobo Hunter Arequipa
Piura 8: Huancabamba, Las Lomas, Morropón, Paita, Piura, Sechura, Talara 64: Castilla; Colan; Huarmaca; Máncora, Santo Domingo Grau
Tumbes 3: 12:
Apurímac 7: Grau 79: Inka
Cusco 13: 107: Cusco
Madre de Dios 3: 10:
Moquegua 3: Mariscal Nieto 20: Moquegua José Carlos
Mariategui
Puno 13: Chucuito; Melgar; Puno; San Antonio de Putina; San Román 107: Acora; Ananea; Cupi; Juliaca; Pedro Vilca Apaza: Puno; Putina; Quilcapuncu; Sina; Tirapata, Unicachi
Tacna 4: 26: Tacna
Ayacucho 11: 109: Sucre Los Libertadores
Huancavelica 7: 93:
Ica 5: Chincha; Pisco 43: Ica; Marcona; La Tinguiña
Amazonas 7: Bagua; Bongará; Chachapoyas; Condorcanqui 83: Aramango; Bagua; Chisquilla; Churuja; Copallin; Corosha; Cuispes; El Parco; Florida; Imaza; Jazan; Jumbilla; La Peca; Río Santiago Nor Oriental del
Marañon (Renom)
Cajamarca 13: Chota; Cutervo; Jaén 128: Cajamarca, Llapa
Lambayeque 3: Lambayeque 33: Íllimo; Mochumi
San Martín 10: San Martín 77: Banda de Shilcayo Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
La Libertad 12: Chepén 80: Trujillo, Laredo
Ucayalí 4: Coronel Portillo; Padre Abad 14: Manantay Ucayalí
25+1 Regions /
/ Regiones (*)
195 Provinces /
/ Provincias
1838 Districts / Districtos 12 former Regions /
/ Regiones (1989-1992)
Notes
  • (*) Named Departments / Departamentos until 2002.
  • (**) These entities are directly dependent from the central government, not from the outlying upper level administrative division.

Discussion

A Congress press release on line says:

Acto en la Plaza Bolívar lo presidió su titular Antero Flores »« Aquí, cada parlamentario se ubicó al pie de la bandera de la región a la que representa.
meaning «The event in Bolívar Square was presided by its office-holder Antero Flores »« Here each member of Parliament located himself under the flag of the region he represents.». This suggests that all regions have flags.
António Martins, 22 March 2006

Peruvian Vexillological Association will start an official sponsored travel though Peru for search for departmental, regional, provincial and districts flags to publish them in a future book. We can expect more new flags (note however that regional, departmental, several provinces and dozens of district flags are published in Flag Report 22 [frp] available already in Spanish).
Jaume Ollé, 20 April 2001

About Peruvian regions: with the help of a Peruvian friend I was able to compile all the regional flags. There's a big problem: sometimes the region flag, the region government flag, or even the regional council are different. Few regions have official flags, but surely all (pending the confirmation of two) use white flags with arms or logo or the departmental flag. From the internet she found several photos. The following report is based always in photos. I will draw the images when possible.
Ben Cahoon, 12 January 2011