Arequipa Province

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Arequipa
Location of Arequipa in the Arequipa region
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Founded	1540
Capital	Arequipa
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	9,682.02 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	830 034 (2002 estimate) 85,7/km²
Subdivisions	29 districts
UBIGEO	0401
Official 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
• José Luis Bustamante
• La Joya
• Mariano Melgar
• Miraflores
• Mollebaya
• Paucarpata
• Pocsi
• Polobaya
• Quequeña
• Sabandía
• Sachaca
• San Juan de Siguas
• San Juan de Tarucani
• Santa Isabel de Siguas
• Santa Rita de Siguas
• Socobaya
• Tiabaya
• Uchumayo
• Vitor
• Yanahuara
• Yarabamba
• Yura

[edit] See also

• Arequipa region
• History of Peru
• Spanish conquest of Peru

[edit] External links

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• Arequipa Province travel guide from Wikitravel
• Arequipa Region
• Arequipa Photo gallery Arequipa

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