Arequipa Province
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| Arequipa | |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Founded | 1540 |
| Capital | Arequipa |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 9,682.02 km2 (3,738.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 830,034 |
| UBIGEO | 0401 |
| Website | www.muniarequipa.gob.pe |
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.
[edit] 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
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