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Arequipa Province
Province in Arequipa, Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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 | |
• Total | 1'080,635[1] (Census 2,017) |
UBIGEO | 0401 |
Website | www |
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