Arequipa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Peru
• Region: Arequipa
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 1,195,700
• Coordinates: 16.3990° S, 71.5375° W
• Time zone: America/Lima (UTC-05:00)
• Currency: Sol (PEN)
• Distance to the capital, Lima: 765 km (475 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP): 7.3 km (4.5 mi), straight line
• General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport (ILQ): 146 km (90 mi), straight line
• Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL): 180 km (112 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yanahuara: 1.4 km (0.9 mi)
• Miraflores: 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
• Cayma: 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
• Selva Alegre: 3.3 km (2.1 mi)
• Ciudad Satelite: 3.7 km (2.3 mi)