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Judicial districts of Peru

Area where a particular court has jurisdiction


Area where a particular court has jurisdiction

In Peru, a judicial district () is a territorial unit for the administration of justice, composed of a number of districts within the same province. They are subdivisions of the Judicial System of Peru, with 34 in total. Judicial Districts in Peru:

List

NameHeadquartersEstablishedJurisdictionDateLaw
1AmazonasChachapoyasAugust 20, 1942Law Nº 9397Amazonas Region
2AncashHuarazFebruary 14, 1863entire Ancash Region excluding the provinces of Santa, Casma, Huarmey, Corongo and Pallasca. It has also jurisdiction over the Marañón Province of Huanuco region.
3ApurímacAbancaySeptember 7, 1936Law Nº 8242Apurímac Region with exception of the Cotabambas Province.
4ArequipaArequipaJuly 27, 1825Arequipa Region and the General Sánchez Cerro Province of the Moquegua Region.
5AyacuchoAyacuchoMarch 21, 1844Law Nº 8569Ayacucho Region with the exception of the Cangallo, Lucanas, Parinacochas, and Paucar del Sara Sara provinces. It also has jurisdiction over the Churcampa Province of the Huancavelica Region.
6CajamarcaCajamarcaJanuary 28, 1862Cajamarca Region with the exception of the provinces of Jaen, San Ignacio, and Cutervo. It also has jurisdiction over the Bolivar Province of La Libertad Region.
7CallaoCallaoApril 21, 1961Law Nº 13212Callao Region which is synonymous to the city of Callao, except Ventanilla a Mi Perú districts
8CañeteCañeteDecember 4, 1993Law Nº 25680The provinces of Cañete and Yauyos of the Lima Region.
9CuscoCuscoFebruary 1, 1825Cusco Region and the Cotabambas Province of the Apurímac Region
10HuancavelicaHuancavelicaR1C3Huancavelica Region excluding the provinces of Churcampa, Huaytará, and Tayacaja.
11HuánucoHuánucoApril 30, 1936Law Nº 8166Huánuco Region, with the exception of the Marañón Province and the Puerto Inca Province
12HuauraHuachoNovember 10, 1993Law Nº 25689provinces of Barranca, Cajatambo, Huaura, Huaral, and Oyón of the Lima Region.
13IcaIcaMarch 17, 1937Law Nº 8452Ica Region and including Huaytará Province of the Huancavelica Region, and the Lucanas, Parinacochas, and Paucar del Sara Sara provinces of the Ayacucho Region.
14JunínHuancayoMay 15, 1920Junín Region (except Chanchamayo and Satipo Provinces), and the Tayacaja Province of the Huancavelica Region. Judicial Power of Peru.
15La LibertadTrujilloApril 30, 1824La Libertad Region excluding the Bolívar Province
16LambayequeChiclayoMay 4, 1920Law Nº 4049entire Lambayeque Region. Its jurisdiction also includes the Jaén, San Ignacio, and Cutervo provinces of the Cajamarca Region
17LimaLimaDecember 22, 182435 of the 43 Districts of Lima
18Lima EsteThe section of the Lima Metropolitan Area called the Cono Este, and Huarochirí province.
19Lima NorteIndependenciaMay 26, 1993Law Nº 25680The section of the Lima Metropolitan Area called the Cono Norte, and Canta province.
20Lima SurThe section of the Lima Metropolitan Area called the Cono Sur.
21LoretoIquitosApril 21, 1907Law Nº 230Loreto Region excluding the Alto Amazonas Province
22Madre de DiosPuerto MaldonadoAdministrative Resolution Nº 065-2001-CE-PJJuly 2, 2001Madre de Dios Region
23MoqueguaMoqueguaApril 15, 2004Law Nº 15805Moquegua Region excluding the General Sánchez Cerro Province which falls under the jurisdiction of the Judicial District of Arequipa
24PascoIt has jurisdiction over the provinces of Pasco Region, excluding Oxapampa Province.
25PiuraPiuraFebruary 26, 1876Piura Region, excluding Ayabaca, Sullana and Talara provinces.
26PunoPunoJuly 28, 1850Law Nº 138Puno Region
27San MartínMoyobambaMay 2, 1942Law Nº 9362San Martín Region and the Alto Amazonas Province of Loreto Region
28SantaChimboteJune 30, 1997Administrative Resolution Nº 376-CME-PJSanta, Casma, Corongo, Pallasca, and Huarmey of the Ancash Region
29Selva CentralLa MercedChanchamayo and Satipo provinces of Junin Region and the Oxapampa province of Pasco Region.
30SullanaSullanaAyabaca, Sullana and Talara provinces of Piura Region.
31TumbesTumbesMay 3, 2001Administrative Resolution Nº 035-2001Tumbes Region
32TacnaTacnaJune 13, 1857Tacna Region
33UcayaliPucallpaApril 17, 1993Law Nº 25147Ucayali Region and the Puerto Inca Province of the Huánuco Region
34VentanillaVentanilla and Mi Perú districts of Callao region and Santa Rosa and Ancon districts of Lima province.

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