The province of Cusco is located in the southern highlands of Peru and is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region. Its capital is Cusco, which is also the Historical Capital of Peru.
It is bordered to the north by the provinces of Calca and Urubamba, to the east by the province of Quispicanchi, to the south by the province of Paruro, and to the west by the province of Anta. It has a population of 447,588 inhabitants.
Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of Cusco (Cusco Region)
Political division The province is divided into eight districts (, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
Cusco (Cusco) (seat) Ccorca (Ccorca) Poroy (Poroy) San Jerónimo (San Jerónimo) San Sebastián (San Sebastián) Santiago (Santiago) Saylla (Saylla) Wanchaq (Wanchaq)
+ Population by district City district Areakm2 Population2007 census(hab) Housing(2007) Density(inhabitants/km2) Elevationmsl Cuzco 116.22 km2 108,798* 28,476 936.1 3,399 msl San Jerónimo 103.34 km2 28,856* 8,942 279.2 3,244 msl San Sebastián 89.44 km2 85,472* 18,109 955.6 3,244 msl Santiago 69.72 km2 66,277* 21,168 950.6 3,400 msl Wanchaq 6.38 km2 54,524* 14,690 8,546.1 3,366 msl Total 385.1 km2 358,052* 91,385 929.76 —*Census data conducted by INEICenso 2005 INEI
Government Cusco Province is administered by the Provincial Municipality of Cusco (Municipalidad Provincial del Cusco), which also administers the city of Cusco. Its current mayor is Luis Pantoja Calvo (2023–2026).
Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (80.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.22% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
Archaeological sites Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are as follows:
Amaru Marka Wasi Chuqik'iraw Pukyu Ch'iqullu Inkill Tampu Pumamarka Puqin Kancha Qullqanpata Qullqapampa Rumiwasi Saksaywaman Waqutu Wayna Tawqaray
See also Santurantikuy
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