Arequipa Province

Infobox Province Peru
province = Arequipa


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region = Arequipa
founded = 1540
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capital = Arequipa
pop = 830 034 (2002 estimate)
density = 85,7
area = 9,682.02
districts = 29
web = www.muniarequipa.gob.pe


ubigeo = 0401
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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.

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

See also

* Arequipa region
* History of Peru
* Spanish conquest of Peru

External links

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* [http://www.regionarequipa.gob.pe Arequipa Region]
* [http://www.todoarequipa.com Arequipa] Photo gallery Arequipa