Arequipa Department

department of Peru
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Arequipa Department

Summary

Arequipa Department is a department of Peru[1]. It draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_peru category, ranking #19 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arequipa Department is in the country of Peru[3].
  • Arequipa Department's head of government is recorded as Yamila Osorio[4].
  • Arequipa Department's instance of is recorded as department of Peru[5].
  • Arequipa Department's capital is recorded as Arequipa[6].
  • Arequipa Department's shares border with is recorded as Ayacucho Department[7].
  • Arequipa Department's shares border with is recorded as Apurímac Department[8].
  • Arequipa Department's shares border with is recorded as Cusco Department[9].
  • Arequipa Department's shares border with is recorded as Puno Department[10].
  • Arequipa Department's shares border with is recorded as Moquegua Department[11].
  • Arequipa Department's shares border with is recorded as Ica Department[12].
  • Arequipa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arequipa Province[13].
  • Arequipa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Camaná Province[14].
  • Arequipa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Caravelí Province[15].
  • Arequipa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Castilla Province[16].
  • Arequipa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Caylloma Province[17].
  • Arequipa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Condesuyos Province[18].
  • Arequipa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Islay Province[19].
  • Arequipa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as La Unión Province[20].
  • Arequipa Department is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone[21].
  • Arequipa Department's Commons category is recorded as Arequipa Department[22].
  • Arequipa Department's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[23].
  • Arequipa Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -15.86, 'lon': -72.25}[24].
  • Arequipa Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Department of Arequipa[25].
  • Arequipa Department's Commons gallery is recorded as Arequipa Department[26].
  • Arequipa Department has a population of {'amount': '+1382730'}[27].

Body

Geography

Arequipa Department is in the country of Peru[3]. It is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone[21].

Physical Characteristics

Arequipa Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+63345.39'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1382730'}[27], {'amount': '+1152303'}[29], {'amount': '+1140810'}[30], {'amount': '+916806'}[31], {'amount': '+706580'}[32], and {'amount': '+1656215'}[33].

Designation and Status

Arequipa Department's instance of is recorded as department of Peru[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Arequipa Department include National University of St Augustin of Arequipa[34], a public university[35], in Peru[36], founded in 1828[37], headquartered in Arequipa[38].

Why It Matters

Arequipa Department draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_peru category, ranking #19 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for it include National University of St Augustin of Arequipa[34], a public university[35], in Peru[36], founded in 1828[37], headquartered in Arequipa[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2017 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos2017.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . 2007 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . 2005 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . 1993 Peru Census. Retrieved . censos.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . 1981 census of Peru. Retrieved . censos.inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . minsa.gob.pe. Retrieved . minsa.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . inei.gob.pe. Retrieved . inei.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 22d ago · Listz3 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+63345.39'}
    Population
    Part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone
    Country Peru
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