Department of Arequipa
Arequipa
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The Colca Canyon | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Arequipa within Peru | |
| Coordinates: 15°52′S 72°15′W / 15.86°S 72.25°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Established | April 26, 1822 |
| Capital | Arequipa |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Regional Government |
| • Governor | Elmer Cáceres |
| Area | |
• Total | 63,345.39 km2 (24,457.79 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 6,305 m (20,686 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,382,730 |
| • Density | 21.8284/km2 (56.5354/sq mi) |
| Demonym | arequipeño/a |
| UBIGEO | 04 |
| Dialing code | 054 |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-ARE |
| Principal resources | Wheat, cotton, rice, onion, garlic, cooper seed fruits, milk. |
| Poverty rate | 13.9% (INEI) |
| Percentage of Peru's GDP | 5.64% |
| Website | www.regionarequipa.gob.pe |
Arequipa (Quechua: Ariqipa) is a department of Peru. Located to the country's southwest, 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 Cuzco to the north, Puno to the east, the Department of Moquegua to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital, also called Arequipa, is Peru's second-largest city.