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{{Infobox Province Peru
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|image_caption = Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, Arequipa Province
| image_caption = Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, Arequipa Province
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[[File:Aréquipa Female with drop spindle.jpg|thumb|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 third most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of [[Islay Province|Islay]], [[Camaná Province|Camaná]], [[Caylloma Province|Caylloma]], and the [[Cusco Region|Cusco]] and [[Puno Region|Puno]] regions. According to [[INEI]] in the year 2014 it has a population of 958.351 people.<ref name=poblacionestimada>{{Cite web |year= |url = http://es.scribd.com/doc/111455706/Peru-Estimaciones-y-Proyecciones-de-poblacion-por-sexo-segun-departamento-provincia-y-distrito-2012-2015-INEI|title= Perú:Estimaciones y proyecciones de Población Por sexo según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito 2012-2015 - INEI (page 129)|editor = |accessdate =}}</ref>
'''Arequipa''' is a [[province]] in the [[Arequipa Region]], [[Peru]]. Its capital, [[Arequipa]], is Peru's second most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of [[Islay Province|Islay]], [[Camaná Province|Camaná]], [[Caylloma Province|Caylloma]], and the [[Cusco Region|Cusco]] and [[Puno Region|Puno]] regions. According to [[INEI]] in the year 2014 it has a population of 958.351 people.<ref name=poblacionestimada>{{Cite web |url = http://es.scribd.com/doc/111455706/Peru-Estimaciones-y-Proyecciones-de-poblacion-por-sexo-segun-departamento-provincia-y-distrito-2012-2015-INEI|title= Perú:Estimaciones y proyecciones de Población Por sexo según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito 2012-2015 - INEI (page 129)}}</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Some of the highest peaks of the province are [[Chachani]], the [[Misti]] volcano and [[Pikchu Pikchu]]. Other mountains are listed below:<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Arequipa Province (Arequipa Region)</ref>
Some of the highest peaks of the province are [[Chachani]], the [[Misti]] volcano and [[Pikchu Pikchu]]. Other mountains are listed below:<ref>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Arequipa Province (Arequipa Region)</ref>


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* Anta Q'awa
* Anta Q'awa
* Anta Saya
* Anta Saya
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==Political division==
==Political division==
The province is divided into twenty-nine [[district]]s ({{lang-es|distritos}}, singular: ''distrito'').
The province is divided into twenty-nine [[district]]s ({{langx|es|distritos}}, singular: ''distrito'').

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== Ethnic groups ==
== Ethnic groups ==
The province is inhabited by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] citizens of [[Aymara people|Aymara]] and [[Quechua people|Quechua]] descent. [[Spanish language|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|Aymara]] language and 12.35% using [[Quechua language|Quechua]] ([[2007 Peru Census]]).<ref>[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007</ref>
The province is inhabited by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] citizens of [[Aymara people|Aymara]] and [[Quechua people|Quechua]] descent. [[Spanish language|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 language|Quechua]] ([[2007 Peru Census]]).<ref>[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC |date=January 27, 2013 }} INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.regionarequipa.gob.pe Arequipa Region]
* [http://www.regionarequipa.gob.pe Arequipa Region] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923161907/http://www.regionarequipa.gob.pe/ |date=2020-09-23 }}


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[[Category:Provinces of the Arequipa Region|Arequipa Province]]
[[Category:Provinces of the Arequipa Region|Arequipa Province]]

Latest revision as of 05:04, 25 October 2024

Arequipa
Province
Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, Arequipa Province
Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, Arequipa Province
Flag of Arequipa
Flag
Coat of arms of Arequipa
Coat of arms
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 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.[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 Arequipa Province (Arequipa Region)
  4. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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