Cusco Province | |
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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.
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:
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