FORMER REGIONS OF PERU

During the 1980s, then Peruvian president Alan García proposed what was supposed to be a radical re-structuration of the political and economical divisions of the country: regionalization. The law, which was approved, mandated the creation of regions to function eventually as autonomous economic and administrative entities; 12 regions were constituted from 23 of the former 24 departments. Formation of another region was delayed by the reluctance of the Constitutional Province of Callao to merge with the department of Lima. Originally San Martín and La Libertad Regions formed the sole region of 'San Martín-La Libertad' but later were split.
The regions had to assume major responsibilities because of inadequate funding from the central government, and organizational and political difficulties. This political division was never successful, and its implementation was cancelled.

Region	Departments forming the region
Andrés Avelino Cáceres	Huánuco (except part of Marañón and Leoncio Prado provinces), Pasco and Junín
Arequipa	Arequipa
Chavín	Ancash (plus part of the Marañón and Leoncio Prado provinces of the Huánuco department)
Grau	Tumbes and Piura
Inca	Cusco, Madre de Dios and Apurímac
La Libertad	La Libertad
Loreto	Loreto
Los Libertadores-Huari	Ica, Ayacucho and Huancavelica
José Carlos Mariátegui	Moquegua, Tacna and Puno
Nor-Oriental del Marañón	Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas
San Martín	San Martín
Ucayali	Ucayali

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★ Regions of Peru

★ Peru