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Arequipa
human settlement in Peru / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arequipa (Spaingie pronunciation: [aɾeˈkipa]) is the caipital ceety o the Arequipa Region in soothren Peru. Wi a population o 904,931 it is the seicont maist populous ceety o the kintra. Arequipa lies in the Andes muntains, at an altitude o 2,335 meters (7,661 feet) abuin sea level; the umwhile snaw-capped volcano El Misti owerleuks the ceety.
Arequipa | |
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![]() Arequipa, Peru | |
Eik-name(s): La Ciudad Blanca (The White Ceety), The Roum o Americae | |
Motto(s): − | |
Coordinates: 16°23′55.76″S 71°32′12.78″W | |
Kintra | Peru |
Region | Arequipa |
Province | Arequipa |
Established | August 15, 1540 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Omar Julio Candia Aguilar (2019-2022) |
• Archbishop | Javier Del Río Alba |
Area | |
• City | 9862.02 km2 (3,807.75 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2923.53 km2 (1,128.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2335 m (7,661 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• City | 978,009 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,258,415 |
• Demonym | Arequipeño |
Time zone | UTC−5 (PET) |
Postal code | 04000 |
Area code(s) | 54 |
Website | www.munarequipa.gob.pe |
The ceety haes mony colonial-era Spainyie biggins biggit o sillar, a pearly white volcanic rock, frae which it gets the nickname La Ciudad Blanca ("The White Ceety").[1] Reportedly, it first acquired this nickname in the colonial era, acause maist o its indwallers wur Creole o Iberian strynd. The historic centre o Arequipa wis named a UNESCO Warld Heritage Site in 2000, in recognition o its airchitecture an historic integrity.
Suin efter its foondin, the ceety became a major commercial hub o soothren Peru, accumulatin commercial an admeenistrative functions. In times o the Viceroyalty o Peru it wis an important economic hub in soothren Peru. It played a significant role in the history o the Republic o Peru, declarin itsel "Caipital o the Republic" durin the govrenment o Montero. Arequipa haes an aa been hame o mony o the ootstaundin intellectual an poleetical figures, as well as releegious icons, in the kintra. In recent decades it haes acome an important industrial an commercial centre in Peru, nou bein the seicont maist industrialized ceety in Perú.
It haes several industrial pairks, as the ceety haes close tred ties wi Chile, Bolivie an Brazil; it an aa haes links wi ceeties connectit bi the Soothren Railway an wi the port o Matarani.