Puno Province
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 Location in the Puno Region |
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| Founded | March 16, 1956 |
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| Capital | Puno |
| Area | 6,494.76 km² |
| Population - Total - Density |
221,800 (2002 estimate) 34.2/km² |
| Subdivisions | 15 districts |
| Website: www.munipuno.gob.pe | |
Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the edge of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake. This province is the economic powerhouse of the region.
[edit] Political division
The province is divided into fifteen districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito):
- Acora
- Amantaní
- Atuncolla
- Capachica
- Chucuito
- Coata
- Huata
- Mañazo
- Paucarcolla
- Pichacani
- Plateria
- Puno
- San Antonio
- Tiquillaca
- Vilque
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| Provinces of the Puno Region | Image:Puno region logo.PNG |
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| Azángaro | Carabaya | Chucuito | El Collao | Huancane | Lampa | Melgar | Moho | Puno | San Antonio de Putina | Sandia | San Román | Yunguyo |
