Cusco Province

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Cusco

Location of Cusco in the Cusco region
Country Flag of Peru 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: