States or Territories

Arequipa Region

Region

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Arequipa Region." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/arequipa-region.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Arequipa Region. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/arequipa-region

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-arequipa-region,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Arequipa Region},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/arequipa-region},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Arequipa is a department of Peru, located in the country's southwest. It is the sixth largest department in Peru by area, and its capital is the city of Arequipa. Its 2025 census population was recorded at 1,814,396 across an area of 63,345.39 square kilometers.

Facts

Capital

Arequipa 1

Population

1,814,396 1

2025 census figure from the Arequipa department's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Area (sq km)

63,345.39 1

Latitude

15.86 degrees south 1

Longitude

72.25 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Peru

Arequipa Region is a region of Peru.

Source Arequipa Region (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Arequipa

Arequipa is the capital of Arequipa Region.

Source Arequipa (Wikipedia)

On Continent

South America

Arequipa Region's own infobox names Peru as its country (checked live this session); Peru is on-continent South America (its own live edge, content.EntityRelationship, checked this session), so Arequipa Region is on-continent South America.

Source Arequipa Region (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Arequipa Region (Wikipedia)

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