The Arequipa Metropolitan Area is the metropolitan area whose principal city is Arequipa, according to Metropolitan Development Plan of Arequipa According to population statistics of INEI It is the second most populous metropolitan area of Peru in year 2017.
Population
According to INEI the population of Arequipa metropolitan in the year 2007 was of 899.291 people and according to Metropolitan Development Plan of Arequipa for year 2007 this had 822,479 people distributed in its metropolitan districts. According to the census 2007 and estimated population of INEI In the table is shown the population of Arequipa Metropolitan by districts:
Metropolitan districts Areakm² Dwelling(Census 2007) Populationminor to 1 year Density(pop./km²)* Elevation mediamsl* Distanceto Arequipa (km)Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática Distancia y tiempo que hay de la capital distrital a la capital provincial PopulationCensus 2007* Estimated Population 2015Alto Selva Alegre 6.98 18,638 1,135 10,414.9 2,500 5 72,696 82,412Arequipa 12.80 17,062 699 4,811.8 2,335 0 61,591 54,905Cayma ** 246.31 20,267 1,227 303.6 2,403 2 74,776 91,802Cerro Colorado 174.9 35,805 1,978 647.1 2,406 4 113,171 148,164Characato 86.0 3,286 96 78.2 2.480 10 6,726 9,288Jacobo Hunter 20.37 10,543 724 2,262.7 2,268 7 46,092 48,326 José Bustamante 10.83 18,806 1,070 7,055.4 2,310 2 76,410 76,711Mariano Melgar 29.83 12,843 872 1,748.0 2,385 3 52,144 52,667Miraflores 28.68 13,133 742 1,767.9 2,430 1 50,704 48,677Mollebaya 36.6 588 25 38.5 2,483 7 1,410 1,868 Paucarpata 31.7 29,351 1,982 5061.4 2,405 3 160,446 124,755Quequeña 34.93 - - 34.9 2,536 - 1,219 1,376Sabandía 537 1,178 56 6.9 2,220 8 3,699 4,136Sachaca 36.63 4,806 273 478.8 2,390 4 17,537 19,581Socabaya 18.64 16,069 853 3,201.2 2,300 3 59,671 78,135Tiabaya 31.62 3,761 247 464.2 2,178 8 14,677 14,768 Uchumayo 22.14 3,280 175 482.0 1,950 16 10,672 12,436Yanahuara 2.2 6,626 217 10,404.5 2,390 3 22,890 25,483Yura 1,942.9 6,179 273 8.1 2,590 28 16,020 25,367Total 3,311.1 218,938 12,644 260.5 2,335 0 822,479 920,857*Census 2007 - INEI
2017 Census
Metropolitan districts Surfacekm² Altitudemsnm Distance to theHistorical Center (km) Población 2017Arequipa 12,8 2335 0 55 437Alto Selva Alegre 6,98 2500 5 85 870Cayma 246,31 2403 2 91 935Cerro Colorado 174,9 2406 4 197 954Characato 86,0 2480 10 12 949Chiguata 460,81 2946 30 2939Jacobo Hunter 20,37 2268 7 50 164José Bustamante 10,83 2310 2 81 829Mariano Melgar 29,83 2385 3 59 918Miraflores 28,68 2430 1 60 589Mollebaya 36,6 2483 7 4756Paucarpata 31,7 2405 3 131 346Quequeña 34,93 2536 - 4784Sabandía 537 2220 8 4368Sachaca 36,63 2390 4 24 225Socabaya 18,64 2300 3 75 351Tiabaya 31,62 2178 8 16 191Uchumayo 22,14 1950 16 14 054Yanahuara 2,2 2390 3 25 417Yarabamba 492,2 2474 - 1314Yura 1942,9 2590 28 33 346Total 4264,07 - - 1 034 736Datos del XII Censo de Población, VII de Vivienda y III de Comunidades Indígenas 2017
Graphics of evolution of the population In the following Graphics the evolution of the population of Arequipa metropolitan area.
evolution of the population of Arequipa metropolitan area Sources:Population 1940, 1961, 1972, 1981, 1993, 2007 Population 2015
See also Arequipa province List of metropolitan areas of Peru Peru
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