Arequipa Province
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Location in the Arequipa Region |
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Founded | 1540 |
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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).
- 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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Provinces Arequipa | Camaná | Caravelí | Castilla | Caylloma | Condesuyos | Islay | La Unión |