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.
Geography Some of the highest peaks of the province are Chachani, the Misti volcano and Pichu Pichu. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Arequipa (Arequipa Region)
The Sambay caves are located in the district of Arequipa, in mountains on the route connecting Arequipa city with the Colca Canyon.Inca Trail Machu, The art of the emblematic caves of Sumbay, published on 12 October 2022, updated on 27 February 2025, accessed on 20 July 2026
Political division The province is divided into twenty-nine districts (, 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
Ethnic groups 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 INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007</ref>
See also Añaswayq'u Arequipa metropolitan area Chinaqucha History of Peru Spanish conquest of Peru Urququcha
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External links Arequipa Region