Map and regions
Contrasting regions selected for the Young Lives project
The districts included in the study offer examples of different geographical regions, level of development, and population characteristics across Peru.
|
SITE
|
POVERTY RANK
|
DEPARTMENT
|
PROVINCE
|
DISTRICT
|
TOTAL POPULATION 1999
|
|
1
|
161
|
Huánuco
|
2
de Mayo
|
Chuquis
|
3699
|
|
2
|
305
|
Piura
|
Morropón
|
Chalaco
|
11564
|
|
3
|
462
|
Ayacucho
|
Huamanga
|
Vinchos
|
7392
|
|
4
|
662
|
Amazonas
|
Chachapoyas
|
Mariscal
Castilla
|
1504
|
|
5
|
786
|
San
Martín
|
Rioja
|
Yuracyacu
|
5526
|
|
6
|
919
|
Apurimac
|
Andahuaylas
|
San
Jerónimo
|
15282
|
|
7
|
1036
|
Junín
|
Satipo
|
Pangoa
|
24376
|
|
8
|
1150
|
Ancash
|
Huaylas
|
Santo
Toribio
|
2064
|
|
9
|
1259
|
Ayacucho
|
Lucanas
|
Lucanas
|
1905
|
|
10
|
1351
|
Puno
|
San
Román
|
Juliaca
|
189275
|
|
11
|
1401
|
Cajamarca
|
Cajamarca
|
Cajamarca
|
141588
|
|
12
|
1466
|
Piura
|
Sullana
|
Marcavelica
|
22279
|
|
13
|
1511
|
La
Libertad
|
Trujillo
|
La
Esperanza
|
124766
|
|
14
|
1564
|
Arequipa
|
Camaná
|
Nicolás
de Piérola
|
5830
|
|
15
|
1623
|
Ancash
|
Huaraz
|
Huaraz
|
55732
|
|
16
|
1631
|
Lima
|
Lima
|
Ate
|
380480
|
|
17
|
1674
|
San
Martín
|
San
Martín
|
Tarapoto
|
66997
|
|
18
|
1702
|
Tumbes
|
Tumbes
|
Tumbes
|
90625
|
|
19
|
1712
|
Lima
|
Lima
|
San
Juan de Lurigancho
|
713018
|
|
20
|
1726
|
Lima
|
Lima
|
Villa
María del Triunfo
|
324107
|
Young Lives developed a general multi-stage sampling approach which was adapted to the national context in each country. A summary of the country team's approach is available in the preliminary country report.