Arequipa
Province
Chachani as seen from Carmen Alto, province of Arequipa
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Arequipa in the Arequipa Region
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Founded	1540
Capital	Arequipa
Government
• Mayor	Omar Julio Candia Aguilar (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	9,682.02 km2 (3,738.25 sq mi)
Population  (Census 2017)
• Total	1,080,635[1]
• Density	111.613/km2 (289.075/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0401
Website	www.muniarequipa.gob.pe

Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's second most populous city. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, and Caylloma. According to INEI, in the year 2017 it had a population of 1,080,635 people.^[2]

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

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

The province is mainly inhabited by Mestizos of Spanish and Indigenous American ancestry. Spanish, is the language which the majority of the population (85.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.35% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.64% using the Aymara language (2007 Peru Census). <refinei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007</ref>

• Añaswayq'u
• Arequipa metropolitan area
• Chinaqucha
• History of Peru
• Spanish conquest of Peru
• Urququcha

• Arequipa Region Archived 2020-09-23 at the Wayback Machine

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