Arequipa Province

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Provincia de Arequipa
Province coat of arms
Coat of arms
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Location in the Arequipa Region
Founded 1540
Capital Arequipa
Area 9,682.02 km²
Population
 - Total
 - Density

830 034 (2002 estimate)
85,7/km² 
Subdivisions 29 districts
Website: www.muniarequipa.gob.pe

Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. It is the most populous province of the region, and its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's second-largest city. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions.

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into twenty-nine districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito).

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Map of the Arequipa province
  • Alto Selva Alegre
  • Arequipa
  • Cayma
  • Cerro Colorado
  • Characato
  • Chiguata
  • Jacobo Hunter
  • Jose Luis Bustamante
  • La Joya
  • Mariano Melgar
  • Miraflores
  • Mollebaya
  • Paucarpata
  • Pocsi
  • Polobaya
  • Quequeña
  • Sabandia
  • Sachaca
  • San Juan De Siguas
  • San Juan De Tarucani
  • Santa Isabel De Siguas
  • Santa Rita De Siguas
  • Socabaya
  • Tiabaya
  • Uchumayo
  • Vitor
  • Yanahuara
  • Yarabamba
  • Yura


Peru | Arequipa Region
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