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Peru: Moquegua Region

Contents: Provinces and Districts

The population of the provinces and districts (distritos) in the Moquegua Region according to census results and latest official projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, literacy (a3+), ethnic group (a12+), religion (a12+)).

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1993-07-11
Population
Census
2007-10-21
Population
Census
2017-10-22
Population
Projection
2022-06-30
General Sánchez CerroProvince19,32724,90416,01213,614
ChojataDistrict1,5372,213754520
CoalaqueDistrict1,5671,3071,028926
IchuñaDistrict2,6834,0573,2072,893
La CapillaDistrict1,1281,731681467
LloqueDistrict6381,376604431
MatalaqueDistrict7291,033487355
OmateDistrict2,7413,9003,2663,002
PuquinaDistrict3,6222,9792,6082,436
QuinistaquillasDistrict4971,013559430
UbinasDistrict3,5273,7251,8771,404
YungaDistrict6581,570941750
IloProvince51,48163,78077,15885,806
El AlgarrobalDistrict1652473,7249,437
IloDistrict44,90359,13268,78671,753
PacochaDistrict6,4134,4014,6484,616
Mariscal NietoProvince57,93972,84988,84797,917
CarumasDistrict3,5544,8162,4962,152
CuchumbayaDistrict1,7451,990807685
Moquegua (incl. San Antonio)District35,67749,41968,27376,759
SameguaDistrict6,3216,5158,92410,104
San CristóbalDistrict2,7453,5181,7831,481
TorataDistrict7,8976,5916,5646,736
MoqueguaRegion128,747161,533182,017197,337

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Peru (web).

Explanation: The tabulated results of the 2017 census are adjusted for underenumeration. Area figures are computed by using geospatial data.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2017)
Males92,375
Females89,642
Age Groups (C 2017)
0-14 years42,416
15-64 years122,955
65+ years16,647
Age Distribution (C 2017)
90+ years597
80-89 years3,229
70-79 years7,143
60-69 years12,858
50-59 years18,632
40-49 years25,660
30-39 years29,415
20-29 years28,549
10-19 years27,673
0-9 years28,263
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural24,746
Urban157,271
Literacy (A3+) (C 2017)
yes158,916
no15,317
Ethnic Group (A12+) (C 2017)
Quechua21,776
Aymara30,922
Afro-Peruvian3,874
White5,904
Mestizo76,364
Other group4,314
Religion (A12+) (C 2017)
Catholic119,364
Evangelical10,807
Other religion10,208
No religion7,644