Editing Demographics of Peru (section)

===Metropolitan areas===
The [[metropolitan areas of Peru]] have been formed from the urban growth of Peruvian cities more populated and they are formed by the integration of two or more municipalities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inicam.org.pe/2006/descargar/planeamiento.PDF |title=Planeamiento Urbano – Perú: Áreas metropolitanas (Pag. 3) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912234356/http://www.inicam.org.pe/2006/descargar/planeamiento.PDF |archive-date=September 12, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> The most populated Peruvian metropolises by districts are:<ref name= INEI>{{cite web|url=http://www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/Lib0842/libro.pdf|title=Peru: Estimated population by sex according to Departamento, province and district 2012 -2015|website=Inie.gob.pe|access-date=September 20, 2012|language=es|archive-date=November 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130121705/http://www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/Lib0842/libro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Lima]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/LIb0002/cap0103.htm|title=Lima metropolitan area|website=Inie.gob.pe|access-date=4 October 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023152140/http://www.inei.gob.pe/biblioineipub/bancopub/Est/LIb0002/cap0103.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]],<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.plandet.gob.pe/images/PLANES_DE_ORDENAMIENTO_TERRITORIAL/DESCARGAS/PLAN_ACONDICIONAMIENTO_TERRITORIAL/PLAN_DE_DESARROLLO_METROPOLITANO_AL_2010.pdf|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924074204/http://www.plandet.gob.pe/images/PLANES_DE_ORDENAMIENTO_TERRITORIAL/DESCARGAS/PLAN_ACONDICIONAMIENTO_TERRITORIAL/PLAN_DE_DESARROLLO_METROPOLITANO_AL_2010.pdf|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2015-09-24|title = Plan de desarrollo metropolitano de Trujillo – Plandemetru|editor = Plandemetru – Trujillo municipality}}</ref> [[Chiclayo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munichiclayo.gob.pe/Municipalidad/Presentacion/Documentos/PDF_PDUA/PDUA_CAP_III_P2.pdf|title=MODERNIZACIÓN DE LA GESTIÓN DEL DESARROLLO URBANO DE LA PROVINCIA DE CHICLAYO|editor=Chiclayo municipality|website=Munichiclayo.gob.pe|access-date=4 October 2017|archive-date=May 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518050418/http://www.munichiclayo.gob.pe/Municipalidad/Presentacion/Documentos/PDF_PDUA/PDUA_CAP_III_P2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Arequipa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caparequipa.org/attachments/324_Plan%20Director%20de%20Arequipa%20Metropolitana.pdf |title=Plan director de Arequipa |editor=Arequipa municipality |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116125127/http://www.caparequipa.org/attachments/324_Plan%20Director%20de%20Arequipa%20Metropolitana.pdf |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref>