Arequipa Department
Also known as Arequipa Region
department of Peru
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Arequipa Department is a region located in southern Peru that serves as an important administrative and economic center for the country. It matters because it is one of Peru's major departments, contributing significantly to the nation's development and population.
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Arequipa (Quechua: Ariqipa) is a department of Peru. Located to the country's southwest, it is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated department. It is bordered by the departments of Ica, Ayacucho, Apurímac and Cuzco to the north, Puno to the east, the Department of Moquegua to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital, also called Arequipa, is Peru's second-largest city.
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