What is the population of Arequipa?
Arequipa has a city population of 1,195,700. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Arequipa
Peru's third-largest city holds 1,195,700 people and accounts for 3.5% of the national population. Located 765 km from Lima, Arequipa sits at 2,397 m elevation. Several nearby towns cluster within 10 km: Selva Alegre (72,696), Ciudad Satelite (76,410), Jacobo Hunter (46,092), and Cono Norte (47,347).
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
2,397 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-16.399, -71.537
Record updated
2026-06-21
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 135 in PeruClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Arequipa | 1.2M |
Arequipa Population FAQ
Where is Arequipa?
Arequipa is in Arequipa, Peru, 765 km from the capital, Lima. Its coordinates are -16.399, -71.537.
How big is Arequipa compared with other cities in Peru?
It is the 3rd largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, holding 3.5% of the national population.