Map of Lima, Lima Province, Peru

Lima is the capital of Peru, with a population of about 7,737,002. It lies at 12.0432°S, 77.0282°W. The nearest city on our map is Breña, 3 km to the southwest.

Lima at a glance

Where is Lima?

• The largest city in Peru by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 25 min on the shortest day to 12 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Lima

• Breña — 3 km southwest
• Santa Anita - Los Ficus — 6 km east
• San Francisco De Borja — 6 km southeast
• San Isidro — 6 km south
• Carmen De La Legua Reynoso — 8 km west
• Callao — 10 km west
• Chosica — 36 km east
• Huaral — 64 km north
• Huacho — 122 km northwest
• Chincha Alta — 180 km southeast

Largest cities in Peru

• Callao — 1,226,200
• Arequipa — 1,195,700
• Trujillo — 1,067,700
• Piura — 630,000
• Chiclayo — 609,400
• Huancayo — 456,250
• Cusco — 428,450
• Iquitos — 377,609
• Pucallpa — 326,040
• Chimbote — 316,966

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Other places named Lima

• Lima — Ohio, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.