Cusco Region

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Cusco Region

Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca
Location of the Cusco region in Peru
See other Peruvian regions
President Hugo Gonzales Sayan
Capital Cusco
Largest city Cusco
Area 71,986.5 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 75.3%
Percentage of country's GDP 2.18%
Codes
Dialing code 084
ISO 3166-2 PE-CUS
UBIGEO 08
Official website
www.regcus.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.

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:

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Regions of Peru | Peru

Amazonas | Ancash | Apurímac | Arequipa | Ayacucho | Cajamarca | Callao | Cusco | Huancavelica | Huánuco | Ica | Junín | La Libertad | Lambayeque | Lima | Loreto | Madre de Dios | Moquegua | Pasco | Piura | Puno | San Martín | Tacna | Tumbes | Ucayali

The Lima Province is not part of any of the twenty-five regions.

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