Political Division
The region is divided into eight provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 109 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
- Arequipa (Arequipa)
- Camaná (Camaná)
- Caravelí (Caravelí)
- Castilla (Aplao)
- Caylloma (Chivay)
- Condesuyos (Chuquibamba)
- Islay (Mollendo)
- La Unión (Cotahuasi)
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