Elevation of towns in Peru

929 towns in Peru have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Ajoyani (Puno) at 4,698 m (15,413 ft); the lowest is Máncora (Piura) at 2 m (7 ft). Half of the towns sit above 2,625 m (the mean is 2,067 m). 69 more places are on file with a coordinate that is not their own; they are named at the foot of this page and have no page of their own.

Highest towns in Peru

#TownElevation
1Ajoyani Puno4,698 m (15,413 ft)
2Ananea Puno4,688 m (15,381 ft)
3Antauta Puno4,651 m (15,259 ft)
4Morococha Junín4,648 m (15,249 ft)
5Huay-Huay Junín4,592 m (15,066 ft)
6Huancane Puno4,536 m (14,882 ft)
7Paratia Puno4,533 m (14,872 ft)
8Corani Puno4,500 m (14,764 ft)
9Huayllay Pasco4,477 m (14,688 ft)
10Coasa Puno4,436 m (14,554 ft)

Lowest towns in Peru

#TownElevation
1Máncora Piura2 m (7 ft)
2Colán Piura2 m (7 ft)
3Cerro Azul Lima Provincias2 m (7 ft)
4Asia Lima Provincias3 m (10 ft)
5Lomas Arequipa4 m (13 ft)
6Lagunas Lambayeque4 m (13 ft)
7Salaverry La Libertad5 m (16 ft)
8Eten Puerto Lambayeque5 m (16 ft)
9Eten Lambayeque5 m (16 ft)
10Aguas Verdes Tumbes6 m (20 ft)

Regions of Peru

RegionTownsMeanHighest townLowest town
Amazonas281,433 m La Jalca 2,807 m Rio Santiago 237 m
Ancash582,537 m San Marcos 4,188 m Huarmey 8 m
Apurímac393,209 m Mara 4,326 m Uranmarca 283 m
Arequipa471,983 m Caylloma 4,323 m Lomas 4 m
Ayacucho543,076 m Tambo 4,153 m Los Morochucos 97 m
Cajamarca481,987 m Hualgayoc 3,559 m Bellavista 510 m
Cusco683,158 m Omacha 4,226 m Pichari 591 m
Huancavelica273,305 m Laramarca 4,362 m Rosario 118 m
Huánuco422,641 m Chavinillo 4,247 m Tournavista 170 m
Ica28275 m Marcona 770 m Tambo de Mora 7 m
Junín793,029 m Morococha 4,648 m Nueve de Julio 22 m
La Libertad501,572 m Chillia 4,092 m Salaverry 5 m
Lambayeque34153 m Incahuasi 2,910 m Lagunas 4 m
Lima Provincias501,320 m Pachangara 4,213 m Cerro Azul 2 m
Loreto35150 m Emilio San Martin 875 m Ramón Castilla 66 m
Madre de Dios7240 m Manu 304 m Puerto Maldonado 196 m
Moquegua122,619 m Ichuña 4,088 m Pacocha 46 m
Pasco273,203 m Huayllay 4,477 m San Francisco de Asis de Yarusyacan 29 m
Piura47492 m Frias 3,209 m Máncora 2 m
Puno623,885 m Ajoyani 4,698 m San Gaban 816 m
San Martín60516 m Huallaga 1,818 m San Rafael 96 m
Tacna82,269 m Camilaca 3,854 m Tacna 553 m
Tumbes772 m Papayal 260 m Aguas Verdes 6 m
Ucayali11235 m Raymondi 650 m Padre Abad 150 m

All towns in Peru

Also on file in Peru

Recorded with a coordinate that is not the town's own - a district's point shared by several places, or a same-named place in another country - so the grid cannot say how high each one is and they have no page.

Buenos Aires, San Juan de Yscos, San Pedro de Coris, San Pedro de Putina Punco, Santiago de Challas, Ahuac, Hualhuas, Huamancaca Chico, Leonor Ordoñez, Tunan Marca, Ahuaycha, Ascension, Daniel Hernandez, Huancavelica, Huayllay Grande, Alto Biavo, Awajun, Bajo Biavo, Chipurana, Elias Soplin Vargas, Pajarillo, Shatoja, Tingo de Ponasa, Alto Inambari, Cuturapi, Huatasani, Palca, Puno, Quilcapuncu, AncōHuallo, Juan Espinoza Medrano, Kaquiabamba, Yanaca, Arequipa, Jose Maria Quimper, Samuel Pastor, Atavillos Alto, Atavillos Bajo, Checras, Temporal Por Limites, Ayacucho, Carmen Salcedo, Huaya, Querobamba, Silvia, Camanti, Cusco, Kosñipata, Kunturkanki, Yanatile, Capelo, Inahuaya, Manseriche, Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas, Huánuco, Ripan, Rupa-Rupa, Yanas, Ica, Subtanjalla, Vista Alegre, Piura, Rinconada Llicuar, San Juan de Bigote, San Miguel de El Faique, Santa Catalina de Mossa, San Jacinto, San Juan de la Virgen, Tumbes.