Where is Peru?

Peru is located in the middle of the west coast of South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia in the north, Brazil and Bolivia in the east, Chile in the south and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Peru has a coastline of 2,254 kilometers and a land area of 6,543.8+0.285 million square kilometers, ranking fourth in Latin America.

The Republic of Peru, referred to as Peru for short, is a country in the west of South America. Peru's administrative divisions are divided into four levels, namely, central, regional, provincial and municipal (county). There are 24 large regions and 1 district directly under the central government (Kayo district), 195 provinces and 1 832 cities (counties) in the country, with Lima as the capital. In 2022, the total population of Peru was 33.3967 million.

Lima, the capital of Peru, is located in central Peru, near the Pacific Ocean. It is the political, economic, cultural and scientific research center of the country, with JorgeChavez International Airport and a population of 9.75 million (2020). The main industries in Lima are textile, paper, paint and food.

Other economic centers in Peru include Arequipa, trujillo and chiclayo. Arequipa is the second largest industrialized city in Peru, with outstanding products and camel hair textiles exported.

Trujillo is the largest city and industrial center in northern Peru, and its sugar agriculture is more important. Chiclayo is an important commercial center in northern Peru. Light industry, food industry and manufacturing industry are outstanding in their industrial activities.

Population and nationality:

33.3967 million (2022). Indians account for 45%, Indo-European hybrids account for 37%, whites account for 15%, and other races account for 3%. The official language is Spanish, and Quechua, Imara and more than 30 other Indian languages are spoken in some areas.

Since China laborers were sold to Peru as "coolies" in 1849, China people have emigrated to Peru for more than 160 years. Early China workers were engaged in the development of guano and saltpeter in Peru, and planted cotton and sugarcane. 1874, Peru stopped the "coolie trade", and Chinese workers gained personal freedom. With the changes of the times, Chinese people have gradually integrated into the mainstream society of Peru with their diligence and wisdom.

There are Chinese elites in all walks of life, from politics to business, from military to literature, from congress to local governments. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 3 million Chinese in Peru, accounting for more than one tenth of Peru's total population. The areas where Chinese people are concentrated are mainly in the capital Lima, and the industries they are engaged in are mainly catering and commerce.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Peru