Arequipa
city of Peru, capital of Arequipa region
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Summary
Arequipa is a big city[1]. Arequipa draws 5,883 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #141 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3], Organization of World Heritage Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arequipa Province[5]
- Country: Peru[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Chili River[7]
- Head of government: Omar Candia Aguilar[8]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[9]
- Founder: Garcí Manuel de Carbajal[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Florence[11], Guangzhou[12], Biella[13], Vancouver[14], Zibo[15], Corrientes[16], Arica[17], Iquique[18], São Paulo[19], Ponta Grossa[20], Lins[21], El Tocuyo[22], Moyobamba[23], London[24]
- Postal code: 04[25]
- Commons category: Arequipa[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[27]
- Local dialing code: 054[28]
- Inception: August 15, 1540[29]
- Significant event: Siege of Arequipa[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arequipa[31]
- Commons gallery: Arequipa[32]
- Population: 1,008,290[33], 806,782[34], 532,000[35], 634,000[36], 167,100[37], 844,000[38]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[42], Great dictionary of geographical names[43], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 2)[44], Otto's encyclopedia[45]
- Capital of: Arequipa Department[46], Arequipa Province[47], Arequipa District[48]
- Official name: Ariqipa[49]
- Category for people born here: Q8043905[50]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Arequipa[51]
- Native label: Ariqipa[52]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Arequipa[53]
- Different from: Arequipa[54]
Why It Matters
Arequipa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Arequipa is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]