Lima
984 km²
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
303 km²
Lima covers 984 km² of contiguous built-up land, 3.2× the built-up area of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (303 km²).
| Lima | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Lima | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Population (2025) | 10.8 million | 2.02 million |
| Built-up area | 984 km² | 303 km² |
| Density | 11,004 /km² | 6,656 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.