Cusco Province
From Perupedia
| Cusco Province | |
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| 200px Location of Cusco Province in the Cusco region | |
| 190px Puka Pukara Inca ruins near Cusco | |
| Country |  Peru
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| Region | Cusco |
| Capital | Cusco |
| Area | |
| Area Elevation (capital) | 617.0 km2 (238.2 sq mi) |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density | 348,493 (2005 census) 564.8 /km2 (1,463 /sq mi) |
| 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.
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:
- Ccorca (Ccorca)
- Cusco (Cusco)
- Poroy (Poroy)
- San Jerónimo (San Jerónimo)
- San Sebastián (San Sebastián)
- Santiago (Santiago)
- Saylla (Saylla)
- Wanchaq (Wanchaq)
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