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City profile · Peru · South America

Callao

Callao · Peru
City population
1,226,200
#2
in Peru
#1
in Callao
#428
worldwide
LimaCallao
-12.052, -77.135 · 12 km from Lima
City population
1,226,200
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Peru
#2
of 135 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#428
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Peru
3.5%
of the national population

About Callao

Located 12 km from Lima, this city of 1.23 million represents 3.5% of Peru's national population, making it the country's second-largest city proper. Carmen De La Legua Reynoso lies 4 km away, Breña 9 km distant, and Jesus Maria and San Isidro each within 11 km, creating a closely settled urban zone around the national capital.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Peru
#2of 135
LargestSmallest
Position in Callao
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Peru
Region
Callao
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
12 km
to Lima
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-12.052, -77.135
Record updated
2026-06-21
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 Peru

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

9KMBreña82K people10KMJesus Maria66K people11KMSan Isidro68K people12KMLima7.74M people15KMSan Francisco De Borja105K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Callao1.23M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Callao compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Callao1.23M

Callao Population FAQ

What is the population of Callao?

Callao has a city population of 1,226,200. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Callao?

Callao is in Callao, Peru, 12 km from the capital, Lima. Its coordinates are -12.052, -77.135.

How big is Callao compared with other cities in Peru?

It is the 2nd largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, holding 3.5% of the national population.

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