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Ayacucho
Ayacucho · Peru
City population
140,033
#20
in Peru
#1
in Ayacucho
#4,061
worldwide
-13.164, -74.223 · 329 km from Lima
About Ayacucho
Ayacucho is a city in Ayacucho, Peru with a population of 140,033. It is the 20th largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, and the 4,061st largest worldwide. It lies 329 km from Lima.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Ayacucho
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
2,805 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-13.164, -74.223
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 135 in PeruClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.