This department has a rough topography, which is characterised by heavy layers of volcaniclava covering large areas of its inter-Andean sector. It has deep canyons such as the ones formed by the Ocoña and Majes rivers. Plateaus range in height from medium, such as La Joya, and high-altitude ones such the Arrieros Pampa and those located in the zones of Chivay, Huambo and Pichucolla. Volcanic cones, such as Misti, Chachani, Ampato, Mismi, Solimana and Coropuna, emerge above the plateaus and attract snowfall. In contrast with these heights, there are deep canyons, including Majes, Colca, Sihuas and Ocoña, where important aspects of the ecological evolution of this zone can be clearly observed.
Along the coast, small plateaus and dunes represent characteristics of the desert of Arequipa, such as the ones located in the Majes, Sihuas and La Joya plains. These are particularly beautiful and developed.
From a hydrographic point of view, the rivers draining its territory belong mainly to the Pacific watershed. Some rivers belong to the Amazon hydrographic system. Some of the region's main rivers are: Ocoña, Yauca, Camaná and Quilca. The starting point of the Amazon River is located in the Arequipa region[citation needed].
The Highest Mountains of Arequipa are:
Coropuna 6,425 mamsl, Ampato Range.
Ampato 6,288 mamsl, Ampato Range.
Solimana 6,093 mamsl, Ampato Range.
Chachani 6,057 mamsl, Volcanic Range.
Hualca Hualca 6,025 mamsl, Ampato Range.
Sabancaya 5,976 mamsl, Ampato Range.
Misti 5,822 mamsl, Volcanic Range.
Nocarane 5,784 mamsl, Volcanic Range.
Pichu Pichu 5,664 mamsl, Volcanic Range.
Chila 5,654 mamsl, Chila Range.
Casiri 5,647 mamsl, Chila Range.
Mismi 5,597 mamsl, Chila Range.
Minaspata 5,555 mamsl, Chila Range.
Quehuisha 5,514 mamsl, Chila Range.
Surihuiri 5,506 mamsl, Chila Range.
Tacune 5,500 mamsl, Volcanic Range.
Firura 5,498 mamsl, Ampato Range.
Yuraccasa 5,465 mamsl, Chila Range.
Jatunpila 5,450 mamsl, Chila Range.
Jatun Huaychahui 5,445 mamsl, Huanzo Range
Political division
An Andean condor soars over the Colca Canyon.Beaches of La Punta de Bombon
The region is divided into eight provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 109 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
According to the 2007 Peru Census, the first language learned by most of the residents was Spanish (83.17%), followed by the native language of Quechua (14.78%). The Quechua variety spoken in Arequipa is Cusco–Collao Quechua.
The following table shows the first languages by province in the Arequipa Region by province:[2]
There are numerous points of interest in the Arequipa region. The three coastal provinces, Caraveli, Camana and Islay all have popular beaches. Various ports can also be found along the coastline, the two most important being Mollendo and Matarani, both in the province of Islay.
The Colca Canyon, twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States, is situated in the province of Caylloma. The Cotahuasi Canyon is in the La Union Province. Colca Valley provides incredible close-up views of majestic Andeancondors soaring in their natural habitat. Cotahuasi, at 3,535 metres (11,598 ft), is thought to be the deepest canyon in the world. Both canyons offer spectacular scenery and villages as yet unaffected by the modern world.
In the Castilla Province near Corire, Toro Muerto (meaning "dead bull" in Spanish) is an area with more than 3,000 ancient petroglyphs dating to the ancient Wari culture of 500–1000 CE, which dominated much of this region. Further to the north near Andaguas lies the Valley of Volcanoes. Almost 100 cones of various sizes dominate the lava-hardened landscape.
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This article is about the Department of Arequipa For its capital city see Arequipa Arequipa Aymara Ariqipa citation needed Quechua Ariqipa is a department and region in southwestern Peru 1 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 Apurimac and Cusco in the north the Department of Puno in the east the Department of Moquegua in the south and the Pacific Ocean in the west Its capital also called Arequipa is Peru s second largest city Department of ArequipaRegionThe Colca Canyon in the Department of ArequipaFlagSealLocation of the Department of Arequipa in PeruCoordinates 15 52 S 72 15 W 15 86 S 72 25 W 15 86 72 25CountryPeruSubdivisions8 provinces and 109 districtsCapitalArequipaGovernment GovernorElmer Caceres 2019 2022 Area Total63 345 39 km2 24 457 79 sq mi Highest elevation6 305 m 20 686 ft Lowest elevation0 m 0 ft Population 2017 Total1 382 730 Density22 km2 57 sq mi UBIGEO04Dialing code054ISO 3166 codePE AREPrincipal resourcesWheat cotton rice onion garlic cooper seed fruits milk Poverty rate21 0 INEI Percentage of Peru s GDP5 64 Websitewww regionarequipa gob pe Contents 1 Geography 2 Political division 3 Demographics 3 1 Languages 3 2 Ethnicity 3 3 Religion 3 4 Literacy 4 Points of interest 5 See also 6 Sources 7 External linksGeography EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message This department has a rough topography which is characterised by heavy layers of volcanic lava covering large areas of its inter Andean sector It has deep canyons such as the ones formed by the Ocona and Majes rivers Plateaus range in height from medium such as La Joya and high altitude ones such the Arrieros Pampa and those located in the zones of Chivay Huambo and Pichucolla Volcanic cones such as Misti Chachani Ampato Mismi Solimana and Coropuna emerge above the plateaus and attract snowfall In contrast with these heights there are deep canyons including Majes Colca Sihuas and Ocona where important aspects of the ecological evolution of this zone can be clearly observed Along the coast small plateaus and dunes represent characteristics of the desert of Arequipa such as the ones located in the Majes Sihuas and La Joya plains These are particularly beautiful and developed From a hydrographic point of view the rivers draining its territory belong mainly to the Pacific watershed Some rivers belong to the Amazon hydrographic system Some of the region s main rivers are Ocona Yauca Camana and Quilca The starting point of the Amazon River is located in the Arequipa region citation needed The Highest Mountains of Arequipa are Coropuna 6 425 mamsl Ampato Range Ampato 6 288 mamsl Ampato Range Solimana 6 093 mamsl Ampato Range Chachani 6 057 mamsl Volcanic Range Hualca Hualca 6 025 mamsl Ampato Range Sabancaya 5 976 mamsl Ampato Range Misti 5 822 mamsl Volcanic Range Nocarane 5 784 mamsl Volcanic Range Pichu Pichu 5 664 mamsl Volcanic Range Chila 5 654 mamsl Chila Range Casiri 5 647 mamsl Chila Range Mismi 5 597 mamsl Chila Range Minaspata 5 555 mamsl Chila Range Quehuisha 5 514 mamsl Chila Range Surihuiri 5 506 mamsl Chila Range Tacune 5 500 mamsl Volcanic Range Firura 5 498 mamsl Ampato Range Yuraccasa 5 465 mamsl Chila Range Jatunpila 5 450 mamsl Chila Range Jatun Huaychahui 5 445 mamsl Huanzo RangePolitical division Edit An Andean condor soars over the Colca Canyon Beaches of La Punta de BombonThe region is divided into eight provinces provincias singular provincia which are composed of 109 districts distritos singular distrito The provinces with their capitals in parentheses are Arequipa Arequipa Camana Camana Caraveli Caraveli Castilla Aplao Caylloma Chivay Condesuyos Chuquibamba Islay Mollendo La Union Cotahuasi Demographics EditLanguages Edit According to the 2007 Peru Census the first language learned by most of the residents was Spanish 83 17 followed by the native language of Quechua 14 78 The Quechua variety spoken in Arequipa is Cusco Collao Quechua The following table shows the first languages by province in the Arequipa Region by province 2 Province Quechua Aymara Ashaninka Another native language Spanish Foreign language Deaf or mute TotalArequipa 101 631 13 464 136 1 054 705 179 1 151 533 823 148Camana 6 677 1 292 8 10 42 197 5 32 50 221Caraveli 4 912 362 5 4 28 565 32 30 33 910Castilla 6 700 545 6 31 28 840 7 49 36 178Caylloma 23 281 1 142 10 109 44 656 21 51 69 270Condesuyos 4 734 79 3 8 13 107 18 17 949Islay 5 280 1 614 9 110 42 427 362 46 49 848La Union 8 676 40 4 31 5 873 11 25 14 660Total 161 891 18 538 181 1 357 910 844 1 589 784 1 095 184 14 78 1 69 0 02 0 12 83 17 0 15 0 07 100 00Ethnicity Edit Ethnicity in Arequipa 2017 Mestizo 55 5 Quechua 32 3 White Peruvians 5 Aymara 3 3 Afro Peruvian 2 2 Other 1 6 As of 2017 the largest ethnicity in the Arequipa region are the Mestizo followed by the Quechua 3 Ethnicity in Arequipa 2017 3 Ethnicity Percentage NumberMestizo 55 5 639 082Quechua 32 3 372 378White Peruvian 5 57 972Aymara 3 3 38 318Afro Peruvian 2 2 25 744Other 1 7 18 495Religion Edit In 2017 over 80 of Arequipa s population was Catholic 3 Religion in Arequipa 2017 3 Religion Percentage NumberCatholicism 83 3 983 652Evangelical 6 3 74 582Other 6 1 72 330Irreligious 4 3 50 278Literacy Edit In 2017 91 5 1 274 358 of the population was literate and 8 5 118 691 of the population was illiterate 3 Points of interest EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message There are numerous points of interest in the Arequipa region The three coastal provinces Caraveli Camana and Islay all have popular beaches Various ports can also be found along the coastline the two most important being Mollendo and Matarani both in the province of Islay The Colca Canyon twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States is situated in the province of Caylloma The Cotahuasi Canyon is in the La Union Province Colca Valley provides incredible close up views of majestic Andean condors soaring in their natural habitat Cotahuasi at 3 535 metres 11 598 ft is thought to be the deepest canyon in the world Both canyons offer spectacular scenery and villages as yet unaffected by the modern world In the Castilla Province near Corire Toro Muerto meaning dead bull in Spanish is an area with more than 3 000 ancient petroglyphs dating to the ancient Wari culture of 500 1000 CE which dominated much of this region Further to the north near Andaguas lies the Valley of Volcanoes Almost 100 cones of various sizes dominate the lava hardened landscape See also Edit2001 southern Peru earthquake Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape ReserveSources Edit Arequipa Peru tours in Arequipa How to get to Arequipa and what to do www explorebyyourself com Retrieved 2020 03 26 inei gob pe Archived January 27 2013 at the Wayback Machine INEI Peru Censos Nacionales 2007 a b c d e Arequipa Region Peru Population Statistics Charts Map and Location www citypopulation de Retrieved 2021 05 29 External links EditArequipa region official website in Spanish Arequipa Today permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department of Arequipa amp oldid 1160695468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
