Cusco Province

Cusco Province
—  Province  —
Puka Pukara Inca ruins near Cusco
[[File:|250px|none|alt=|Location of Cusco Province in the Cusco Region]]Location of Cusco Province in the Cusco Region
Country Peru
Region Cusco
Founded
Capital Cusco
Government
 • Mayor Marina Sequeiros Montesinos (2007)
Area
 • Total 617.0 km2 (238.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 348,493
UBIGEO 0801
Website www.municusco.gob.pe

Cusco Province is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

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: