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Arequipa
Departamento de Arequipa (Spanish)
Ariqipa suyu (Quechua)
Department
The Colca Canyon in the Department of Arequipa
The Colca Canyon in the Department of Arequipa
Flag of Arequipa
Official seal of Arequipa
Location of the Department of Arequipa in Peru
Location of the Department of Arequipa in Peru
Coordinates: 15°52′S 72°15′W / 15.86°S 72.25°W / -15.86; -72.25
CountryPeru
Subdivisions8 provinces and 109 districts
CapitalArequipa
Government
 • GovernorElmer Cáceres
(2019–2022)
Area
 • Total63,345.39 km2 (24,457.79 sq mi)
Highest elevation
6,305 m (20,686 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,382,730
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
UBIGEO
04
Dialing code054
ISO 3166 codePE-ARE
Principal resourcesWheat, cotton, rice, onion,
garlic, cooper seed fruits,
milk.
Poverty rate21.0% (INEI)
Percentage of Peru's GDP5.64%
Websitewww.regionarequipa.gob.pe

Arequipa (Quechua: Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru.[1] It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated department. It is bordered by the departments of Ica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Cusco in the north, the Department of Puno in the east, the Department of Moquegua in the south, and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Its capital, also called Arequipa, is Peru's second-largest city.

  1. ^ "Arequipa Peru, tours in Arequipa, How to get to Arequipa and what to do". www.explorebyyourself.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

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