Arequipa Province

Arequipa
Province

Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, Arequipa Province

Location of Arequipa in the Arequipa Region
Country Peru
Region Arequipa
Founded 1540
Capital Arequipa
Area
 • Total 9,682.02 km2 (3,738.25 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 864.250[1] (Census 2,007)
947.384[2] (year 2,013)
UBIGEO 0401
Website www.muniarequipa.gob.pe

Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's third most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI in the year 2014 it has a population of 958.351 people.[3]

Geography

Some of the highest peaks of the province are Chachani, the Misti volcano and Pikchu Pikchu. Other mountains are listed below:[4]

Political division

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

Ethnic groups

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).[5]

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Peru Perfil Sociodemografico - Census 2007(Page. 32)".
  2. ↑ author=INEI (ed.). "11 de Julio Día mundial de la Población (Page. 33)" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Perú:Estimaciones y proyecciones de Población Por sexo según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito 2012-2015 - INEI (page 129)".
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Arequipa Province (Arequipa Region)
  5. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links

Coordinates: 16°23′56″S 71°32′13″W / 16.398822°S 71.536883°W / -16.398822; -71.536883


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