UBIGEO

Ubigeo is the coding system for geographical locations (

INEI^[1]) to code the first-level administrative subdivision: regions (Spanish: regiones, singular: región), the second-level administrative subdivision: provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia) and the third-level administrative subdivision: districts (Spanish:

distritos, singular: distrito). There are 1874 different ubigeos in Peru.

Syntax

The coding system uses two-digit numbers for each level of subdivision. The first level starts numbering at 01 for the

Ucayali Region

. Additional regions will be added to the end of the list, starting with the first available number.

The second level starts with 0101 for the first province in the Amazonas region:

Ucayali Region

. The provinces are numbered per region with the first province always being the one in which the regions capital is located. The remaining provinces are coded in alphabetical order. Additional provinces will be added per region to the end of the list, starting with the first available province number.

The third level; starts with 010101 for the first district in the first province in the Amazonas region: Chachapoyas District and continues up to 250401 for the last district in the last province of the Ucayali region: Purús District. The districts are numbered per province with the first district always being the one in which the province’ capital is located. The remaining districts are coded in alphabetical order. Additional districts will be added per province to the end of the list, starting with the first available district number.

Examples

Regions

01 Amazonas Region
02
Ancash Region
03
Apurímac Region

Provinces

0101 Chachapoyas Province in the Amazonas region.
0102 Bagua Province in the Amazonas region.
0103 Bongará Province in the Amazonas region.
0104 Condorcanqui Province in the Amazonas region.
0105 Luya Province in the Amazonas region.
0106 Rodríguez de Mendoza Province in the Amazonas region.
0107 Utcubamba Province in the Amazonas region.
0201 Huaraz Province in the Ancash region.

Districts

010101 Chachapoyas District in the Chachapoyas province.
010102 Asunción District in the Chachapoyas province.
010103 Balsas District in the Chachapoyas province.
010104 Cheto District in the Chachapoyas province.
010105 Chiliquín District in the Chachapoyas province.

Recent additions

Year	Law Nº	Creation date	Ubigeo code	Description
2010	29558^[2]	201007160000July 16, 2010	`050509`	New district Ayacucho Region
2010	29541^[2]	201006140000June 14, 2010	`190308`	New district Pasco Region
2010	29539^[2]	201006140000June 14, 2010	`100112`	New district Huánuco Region
2010	29538^[2]	201006070000June 7, 2010	`090511`	New district Huancavelica Region
2008	29218^[3]	200804260000April 26, 2008	`010201`	New district Bagua District, Bagua Province, Amazonas Region and alphabetically renumbering the existing districts to 010202–010206
2007	28753	200606020000June 2, 2006	`250107`	New district Ucayali Region
2006	28593	200508010000August 1, 2005	`1607`	New province Loreto Region
2006	28593	200508010000August 1, 2005	`160706`	New district Loreto Region
2006	28593	200508010000August 1, 2005	`160701`	Reallocated district Loreto Region
2006	28593	200508010000August 1, 2005	`160702`	Reallocated district Loreto Region
2006	28593	200508010000August 1, 2005	`160703`	Reallocated district Loreto Region
2006	28593	200508010000August 1, 2005	`160704`	Reallocated district Loreto Region
2006	28593	200508010000August 1, 2005	`160705`	Reallocated district Loreto Region
2006	28509	200505130000May 13, 2005	`211210`	New district Puno Region
2006	28707	200604030000April 3, 2006	`240203`	New district Tumbes Region

References

^ (in Spanish) Official web site of the INEI institute
^
INEI. New districts created: Projected population of June 2011 and 2012 (in Spanish)
. Retrieved on 28 May 2013.

^ Leyes del Perú. Ley 29218 (in Spanish) Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2009.

External links

(in Spanish) INEI website

[1] (in Spanish) Official web site of the INEI institute

[inei2010-2] 
INEI. New districts created: Projected population of June 2011 and 2012 (in Spanish)
. Retrieved on 28 May 2013.

[3] Leyes del Perú. Ley 29218 (in Spanish) Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2009.

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