# La Libertad Department, Peru – Provinces, Population & Map

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Department · Peru 

# La Libertad Department

La Libertad Department is a department of Peru. It had an estimated **2,130,145 people** in 2024 on 25,226 km² (about 84 per km²). Its main town is Trujillo. It is divided into 12 provinces. 2,106 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6,715 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,130,145people (2024)
- 25,226km²
- 12provinces
- 6,715mapped services

## How many people live in La Libertad Department?

La Libertad Department had an estimated **2,130,145 people** in 2024 — 6.3% of Peru, 3rd of 25 departments. There are 1,016 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Peru figure of 1,017). Spread over 25,226 km², that is about **84 people per km²**, 4th of 25 departments.

25.2% of people are children under 15 and 9.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 32 years (it is 32 across Peru). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 54 children and older people.

0–4 ****189,728**

5–9 ****185,141**

10–14 ****162,722**

15–19 ****160,884**

20–24 ****143,933**

25–29 ****168,446**

30–34 ****167,853**

35–39 ****165,135**

40–44 ****150,575**

45–49 ****129,218**

50–54 ****109,199**

55–59 ****102,681**

60–64 ****85,561**

65–69 ****68,579**

70–74 ****54,657**

75–79 ****38,270**

80+ ****47,563**

Source: [Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-per).

## Where is La Libertad Department?

La Libertad Department lies in [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). It borders 6 other departments: [Amazonas Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/amazonas/), [Ancash Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/ancash/), [Cajamarca Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/cajamarca/), [Huanuco Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/huanuco/), [Lambayeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/lambayeque/) and [San Martin Department](https://wherepedia.org/peru/san-martin/). By area it is the 16th largest of 25 departments in Peru. It covers 2.0% of [Peru](https://wherepedia.org/peru/). The centre of La Libertad Department is about 476 km in a straight line from Lima, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9563° S, 78.3289° W.

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per).

## Things to see in and around La Libertad Department

OpenStreetMap lists 279 named sights in La Libertad Department: 135 attractions; 82 archaeological sites; 21 museums; 8 monuments; 7 ruins; 7 beachs; 4 viewpoints; 3 waterfalls; 3 memorials; 2 zoos; 2 galleries; 2 city gates; 1 nature reserve; 1 cave; 1 theme park.

- Casa Museo Antonio Raimondi · museum
- Casa Urquiaga · museum
- Casa de la Emancipación · museum
- Catedralicio · museum
- El Señor de Uchus · museum
- Ex Museo de Chiclín · museum
- Huaca La Esmeralda · museum
- Museo Arqueologico · museum
- Museo Arqueologico de Huamachuco · museum
- Museo Chiquitayac · museum
- Museo Hnos. Albujar y Manuel Guarniz · museum
- Museo Huacas de Moche · museum
- Museo Religioso de la I.V.P · museum
- Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Urm Max Lois · museum
- Museo de Arte Moderno Gerardo Chavez · museum
- Museo de Chiclín · museum
- Museo de Cultura Moche · museum
- Museo de Juguete · museum
- Museo de Zoología Juan Ormea Rodríguez · museum
- Museo de sitio Chan Chan · museum
- Palacio Iturregui · museum
- Bandelier - Ñaing-An · archaeological site
- Cerro Miraflores · archaeological site
- Cerro dos Cabezas · archaeological site
- Chan Chan · archaeological site
- Chayhuac - Chayhuac An · archaeological site
- Ciudadela de Nunamarka · archaeological site
- Complejo Arqueológico El Brujo · archaeological site
- Complejo Arqueológico Huacas de Moche · archaeological site
- Coshcash · archaeological site

…and 249 more.

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: La Libertad Department

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Lima
- CurrencySol (PEN)
- Country calling code+51
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, B, C · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · Trujillo87 km
- Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport (CJA) · Cajamarca93 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Jun (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 18:03).

Month Sunrise Sunset Daylight 

Jan 06:05 18:38 12.5 h 

Feb 06:16 18:38 12.4 h 

Mar 06:18 18:27 12.2 h 

Apr 06:15 18:11 11.9 h 

May 06:16 18:02 11.8 h 

Jun 06:23 18:03 11.7 h 

Jul 06:28 18:09 11.7 h 

Aug 06:22 18:13 11.8 h 

Sep 06:07 18:10 12.0 h 

Oct 05:50 18:06 12.3 h 

Nov 05:44 18:12 12.5 h 

Dec 05:50 18:25 12.6 h 

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Provinces of La Libertad Department

Province Area km² Districts Services 

[Ascope Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/ascope/) 2,642 8 331 

[Bolivar Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/bolivar/) 1,734 6 93 

[Chepen Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/chepen/) 1,147 3 219 

[Gran Chimu Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/gran-chimu/) 1,288 4 142 

[Julcan Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/julcan/) 1,109 4 134 

[Otuzco Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/otuzco/) 2,078 10 281 

[Pacasmayo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/pacasmayo/) 1,111 5 307 

[Pataz Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/pataz/) 3,992 13 253 

[Sanchez Carrion Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/sanchez-carrion/) 2,498 8 350 

[Santiago de Chuco Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/santiago-de-chuco/) 2,670 8 194 

[Trujillo Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/trujillo/) 1,776 11 4,202 

[Viru Province](https://wherepedia.org/peru/la-libertad/viru/) 3,183 3 209 

Source: [Instituto Geográfico Nacional - IGN via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-per); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Largest towns in La Libertad Department

- Trujillo1,067,700
- Chepén41,992
- Chocope32,370
- Pacasmayo29,165
- Guadalupe25,376
- Laredo24,691
- Moche22,581
- Santiago de Cao21,982
- Huamachuco21,768
- Paiján21,128
- Virú20,774
- San Pedro de Lloc16,250
- Chicama14,915
- Ascope14,015
- Otuzco10,134

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Populations as recorded in GeoNames, which may be older than the estimates above.

## Landscape and landmarks of La Libertad Department

Named natural and historic features inside La Libertad Department, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

288 rivers and streams; 72 lakes.

- Grande Laguna
- Lago El Muerto
- Lago Huangacocha
- Laguna Barbosa
- Laguna Barrosa
- Laguna Blanca
- Laguna Blanca
- Laguna Blanca
- Laguna Blanca
- Laguna Caraz
- Laguna Carbunco
- Laguna Cañoncillo
- Laguna Chaupicocha
- Laguna Chonta
- Laguna Chontacocha
- Laguna Chontacocha
- Laguna Coan
- Laguna Coben
- Laguna Cochapita
- Laguna Conoco
- Laguna Corral Falso
- Laguna Crucero
- Laguna Culluna
- Laguna Cuncush

…and 336 more.

### Coast and islands

11 beaches; 11 headlands.

- Playa Acapulco
- Playa Ahogada
- Playa El Alambre
- Playa El Cerco
- Playa Grande
- Playa Huanchaquito
- Playa La Barca
- Playa La Bocana
- Playa Pozo Hondo
- Playa Pulpar
- Playa Tres Chozas
- Punta Corralito
- Punta Dos Tetas
- Punta El Mesón
- Punta Gorda
- Punta Malabrigo
- Punta Pacasmayo
- Punta Prieta
- Punta Uripe
- Punta Urricape
- Punta de Grama
- Punta de La Ramada

### Hills and mountains

549 mountains; 59 hills; 4 valleys; 1 mountain pass.

- Cerro Huaylas · 4,672 m
- Cerro Apushalla · 4,658 m
- Cerro Cuchilla de Shallas · 4,588 m
- Cerro Alto Chúcaro · 4,573 m
- Cerro Lan Lan · 4,548 m
- Cerro Grande · 4,520 m
- Cerro Alto Punta · 4,509 m
- Cerro Alto de Paccha · 4,506 m
- Cerro Poderosa · 4,498 m
- Cerro Chontacocha · 4,486 m
- Cerro Toldera · 4,465 m
- Cerro Bronce Ragra · 4,458 m
- Cerro Congona · 4,455 m
- Cerro Alto Blanco · 4,449 m
- Cerro Rimarima · 4,435 m
- Cerro Mushmush · 4,433 m
- Cerro Muñanca · 4,432 m
- Cerro Obispo · 4,414 m
- Cerro Culebrillo · 4,408 m
- Cerro Alto del Cura · 4,405 m
- Cerro Vizcachas · 4,402 m
- Cerro Molinetes · 4,397 m
- Cerro Torre Ragra · 4,394 m
- Cerro Togana · 4,390 m

…and 589 more.

### History

22 ancient sites; 6 ruins.

- Chan Chan
- El Brujo Archeological Site (Destroyed)
- Huaca Hornito
- Huaca de los Chinos
- Nazareno Viejo
- Ruinas Coshcash
- Ruinas Huasochugo
- Ruinas Marea Huamachuco
- Ruinas Talle
- Ruinas Urumalca
- Ruinas de Chanchan
- Zona Arquelógica Gallardo
- Zona Arqueológica Bóveda
- Zona Arqueológica Cerro Dos Cabezas
- Zona Arqueológica Cushcupaytambo
- Zona Arqueológica El Zapato
- Zona Arqueológica Facalá
- Zona Arqueológica Gasgaragra Tambo
- Zona Arqueológica Huaquería
- Zona Arqueológica La Mesa
- Zona Arqueológica Murciélago
- Zona Arqueológica Pacattnamu
- Zona Arqueológica Pan de Azúcar
- Zona Arqueológica Pulpar

…and 4 more.

### Estates

19 estates.

- Algarrobal de Moro
- Fundo Hualanga
- Fundo La Cabañita
- Fundo Llanco
- Fundo San Francisco
- Hacienda Aricapampa
- Hacienda Ayjadero
- Hacienda Coigo Bamba
- Hacienda Fustan
- Hacienda Huayahual
- Hacienda La Quilcha
- Hacienda Piodan
- Hacienda Quichibamba
- Hacienda San Antonio
- Hacienda San Fernando
- Hacienda Suchaca
- Hacienda Tallanga
- Hacienda Trapiche
- Hacienda Tumana

### Getting around

7 airfields; 3 airports; 3 bridges; 1 lighthouse.

- Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport
- Cartavio
- Casa Grande
- Chagual Airport
- Chepen
- Chiclin
- Limon Carro
- Merced
- Moro
- Morro Carretas Lighthouse
- Pias Airport
- Puente Carriaga
- Puente Moche
- Puente Victoria

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in La Libertad Department and the best time to visit

In La Libertad Department, the warmest month is Sep (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jul (11 °C). About 293 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Mar (52 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 12 37 

Feb 11 34 

Mar 11 52 

Apr 11 36 

May 12 17 

Jun 11 5 

Jul 11 9 

Aug 11 4 

Sep 12 9 

Oct 12 27 

Nov 12 32 

Dec 12 31 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in La Libertad Department

Places mapped inside La Libertad Department in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals157
- Banks126
- ATMs6
- Petrol pumps172
- Hotels561
- Shopping malls45
- Schools2,529
- Colleges and universities109
- Cinemas13
- Pharmacies343
- Restaurants2,258
- Police stations64
- Dental clinics332

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is La Libertad Department?In Peru
- What is the population of La Libertad Department?2,130,145 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in La Libertad Department?About 32 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of La Libertad Department?About 84 people per km²
- What borders La Libertad Department?Amazonas Department, Ancash Department, Cajamarca Department, Huanuco Department, Lambayeque Department and San Martin Department
- What is there to see in La Libertad Department?Alcantarilla concreto km 0+865, Almacenes, Altar, Alto Manachaqui
- What time zone is La Libertad Department in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in La Libertad Department?Sol (PEN)
- What language is spoken in La Libertad Department?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- What is the largest town in La Libertad Department?Trujillo
- What is the highest point in La Libertad Department?Cerro Huaylas (4,672 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Libertad Department?January to December
- How many hospitals are in La Libertad Department?157 mapped
- How many banks are in La Libertad Department?126 mapped
- How many ATMs are in La Libertad Department?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in La Libertad Department?172 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Libertad Department?PE13 (OCHA common operational dataset)