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Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country. Its current director is Renán Quispe Llanos.
As stated on its website, the INEI eases decision-making with help of quality statistical information and the use of information technology and thus helps develop the society.
Censuses
The latest census performed by the INEI is the 2005 CensusPeru 2005 Census
#The Peru 2005 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática from July 18 through August 20, 2005. Its full name in Spanish is X Censo de Población y V de Vivienda . The previous census performed in Peru was the...
, which was conducted from July 18 through August 20 of that year. Its preliminary results were released to the public on November 30, 2005 and final results on February 20, 2005 . An earlier census is the 1993 Census
Peru 1993 Census
The Peru 1993 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population made on July 11, 1993 by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática...
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Coding systems
In its reports INEI uses standard coding systems for geographical location (Ubicación Geográfica) and classification of economical activities (Clasificación Nacional de Actividades Económicas del Perú):- UBIGEOUBIGEOUbigeo is the coding system for geographical locations in Peru used by the National Statistics Institute to code the first-level administrative subdivision: regions , the second-level administrative subdivision: provinces Ubigeo is the coding system for geographical locations (Spanish: Código...
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