What is the population of Piura?
Piura has a city population of 630,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Piura
At 861 km from Lima, Piura holds 630,000 people and ranks fifth among Peru's listed cities. The city anchors a cluster of urban centres in its region: San Martin lies 1 km away with 130,000 residents, while Sullana sits 31 km distant with 160,789. Piura accounts for 1.8% of Peru's national population.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Elevation
29 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-5.182, -80.657
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 PeruClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Piura | 630K |
Piura Population FAQ
Where is Piura?
Piura is in Piura, Peru, 861 km from the capital, Lima. Its coordinates are -5.182, -80.657.
How big is Piura compared with other cities in Peru?
It is the 5th largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, holding 1.8% of the national population.