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Arequipa

South America

Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa. With a projected population of 1,195,700 in 2025, it is the country's second most populous city after Lima. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,195,700 1
Area (sq km)
230.46 1
Founding Year
1540 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
2335 2
Latitude
16.39889 degrees south 1
Longitude
71.53694 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Arequipa Region, States or Territories

Arequipa is the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa.

Source Arequipa (Wikipedia)
Peru, Countries
Source Arequipa (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Arequipa Region, States or Territories

Arequipa is the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa.

Source Arequipa (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Arequipa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,195,700
  • Lead section
    With a projected population of 1,195,700 in 2025, it is the country's second most populous city after Lima.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    230.46
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    16.39889S 71.53694W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    16.39889S 71.53694W
  • Lead section
    The site of the city was founded on 15 August 1540, when it was named "Villa Hermosa de Nuestra Señora de la Asunta de Arequipa".
  • Lead section, capital-of claim
    Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the capital of Arequipa Province and the Department of Arequipa.
  • Associated With: Peru, Infobox, Country
    Peru
  • Associated With: Arequipa Region, Infobox, Department field
    Arequipa
  • Capital Of: Arequipa Region, Infobox, Department field (capital-of support)
    Arequipa
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Arequipa (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 2335 m
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3. GeoNames: Arequipa - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3947322
    -16.39899 -71.53747 P PPLA PE 04 0401 040101 1195700 2397 America/Lima
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 2397 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -16.25, -71.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -16.25, -71.75
-16.25 -71.75 BWk
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Wikidata: Arequipa
Wikidata Q159273, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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