Socabaya is a district in the Arequipa Province of Peru, one of the twenty-nine districts that make up the province. It is located in the Arequipa region of southern Peru, near the city of Arequipa.
As a district of Arequipa Province, Socabaya forms part of the administrative structure of one of Peru's most prominent regions. The Arequipa region lies in the southern highlands of the country, and the province is centered on the city of Arequipa, Peru's second-largest city.
Detailed historical, demographic, and geographic information about Socabaya District is limited in the available source material. What is established is its status as one of the twenty-nine districts within Arequipa Province, placing it within the broader metropolitan and administrative orbit of the Arequipa area.