| Cusco Region | |
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| President | Hugo Gonzalez |
| Capital | Cusco |
| Largest city | Cusco |
| Area | 71,986 km² |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density |
1,171,503 16.3/km² |
| Subdivisions | 13 provinces and 108 districts |
| Elevation - Capital - Lowest - Highest |
3,399 metres (11,152 ft) 532 m (Pilcopata) 4801 m (Suyckutambi) |
| Latitude Longitude |
11º10' to 15º18' S 70º25' to 73º58' W |
| Main resources | Gold, maize, barley, quinoa, and tea |
| Poverty rate | 5.3% |
| Percentage of country's GDP | 18% |
| Codes | |
| Dialing code | 0484 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS |
| UBIGEO | 08 |
| Official website | |
| www.regioncusco.gob.pe/ | |
Cusco (Quechua: Qusqu suyu) is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios and Puno regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
Political division
The region is divided into 13 provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 108 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Acomayo (Acomayo)
- Anta (Anta)
- Calca (Calca)
- Canas (Yanaoca)
- Canchis (Sicuani)
- Chumbivilcas (Santo Tomás)
- Cusco (Cusco)
- Espinar (Espinar)
- La Convención (Quillabamba)
- Paruro (Paruro)
- Paucartambo (Paucartambo)
- Quispicanchi (Urcos)
- Urubamba (Urubamba)
See also
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