Puno Province

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Puno

Location of Puno in the Puno region
Country Flag of Peru Peru
Region Puno
Founded March 16, 1956
Capital Puno
Area
Area
Elevation (capital)		 6,494.76 km2
3,827 metres (12,556 ft)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
 - Total
 - Density
221,800 (2002 estimate)
34.2/km² 
Mayor Luis Butron Castillo (2007)
Subdivisions 15 districts
UBIGEO 2101
Official 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):


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