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Arequipa Province

Coordinates: 16°23′56″S 71°32′13″W / 16.398822°S 71.536883°W / -16.398822; -71.536883
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Arequipa
Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, province of Arequipa
Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, province of Arequipa
Flag of Arequipa
Coat of arms of Arequipa
Location of Arequipa in the Arequipa Region
Location of Arequipa in the Arequipa Region
CountryPeru
RegionArequipa
Founded1540
CapitalArequipa
Government
 • MayorOmar Julio Candia Aguilar
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total
9,682.02 km2 (3,738.25 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,080,635[1] (Census 2,017)
UBIGEO0401
Websitewww.muniarequipa.gob.pe
Woman with drop spindle in Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve.

Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's second most populous province.[clarification needed] It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI, in the year 2014 it had a population of 958,351 people.[2]

Geography

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Some of the highest peaks of the province are Chachani, the Misti volcano and Pikchu Pikchu. Other mountains are listed below:[3]

Political division

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

Ethnic groups

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The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (85.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.64% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 12.35% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Directorio Nacional de Centros Poblados - Censos Nacionales 2017".
  2. ^ "Perú:Estimaciones y proyecciones de Población Por sexo según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito 2012-2015 - INEI (page 129)".
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Arequipa (Arequipa Region)
  4. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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16°23′56″S 71°32′13″W / 16.398822°S 71.536883°W / -16.398822; -71.536883