City profile · Peru · South America
Moquegua
Moquegua Department · Peru
City population
69,882
#35
in Peru
#1
in Moquegua Department
#8,256
worldwide
-17.197, -70.936 · 871 km from Lima
About Moquegua
Moquegua is a city in Moquegua Department, Peru with a population of 69,882. It is the 35th largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, and the 8,256th largest worldwide. It lies 871 km from Lima.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Moquegua Department
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
1,445 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-17.197, -70.936
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.