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Arequipa

Peru
City population
1,195,700
#3
in Peru
#1
in Arequipa
#450
worldwide
LimaArequipa
-16.399, -71.537 · 765 km from Lima
Share of Peru
3.5%
Of the national population
Elevation
2,397 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
765 km
To Lima
Time zone
America/Lima
IANA zone identifier

About Arequipa

Peru's third-largest listed 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.

Position in Peru
#3of 135
LargestSmallest
Position in Arequipa
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Peru
Region
Arequipa
Rank in region
#1of 8
Coordinates
-16.399, -71.537
Record updated
21 June 2026
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 Peru

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

3KMSelva Alegre73K people4KMCiudad Satelite76K people70KMEl Pedregal20K people86KMMollendo29K people109KMMoquegua70K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Arequipa1.2M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Arequipa compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Arequipa1.2M

Arequipa Population FAQ

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.

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 listed in Peru, holding 3.5% of the national population.

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