Cusco Province
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Cusco | |
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Location of Cusco in the Cusco region |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Capital | Cusco |
Area | |
Area Elevation (capital) |
617.0 km2 |
Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
Population - Total - Density |
348,493 (2005 census) 564.8/km² |
Mayor | Marina Sequeiros Montesinos (2007) |
Subdivisions | 8 districts |
UBIGEO | 0801 |
Official website | |
www.municusco.gob.pe |
Cusco Province is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
[edit] Political division
The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Ccorca (Ccorca)
- Cusco (Cusco)
- Poroy (Poroy)
- San Jerónimo (San Jerónimo)
- San Sebastián (San Sebastián)
- Santiago (Santiago)
- Saylla (Saylla)
- Wanchaq (Wanchaq)
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