Editing Peru, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Peru IN 2022h.jpg|thumb|Peru City Hall in 2022]]
Peru is located in north-central Indiana, in central Miami County, {{convert|14|mi}} west of [[Wabash, Indiana|Wabash]] and {{convert|16|mi}} east of [[Logansport, Indiana|Logansport]]. [[Indianapolis]], the state capital, is {{convert|73|mi}} to the south, and [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] is {{convert|71|mi}} to the north.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Peru has a total area of {{convert|5.14|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|5.06|sqmi|2}} are land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi|2}}, or 1.69%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The [[Wabash River]] flows east to west through the city, south of the downtown area. Across the river, within the city limits, is the neighborhood of [[South Peru, Indiana|South Peru]]. The [[Mississinewa River]] joins the Wabash {{convert|1|mi}} east (upstream) of the city limits.
 
Peru is the largest town or city in Miami County and is the site of the tribal headquarters of the [[Miami people|Miami Nation]].

Peru's water treatment plant tested negative for PFC in September 2015.<ref name=lin>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Grissom officials: Well tests show no chemical pollution |url=http://wishtv.com/2015/09/17/grissom-officials-well-tests-show-no-chemical-pollution/ |access-date=September 19, 2015 |work=LIN Television Corporation |date=September 19, 2015}}</ref>