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 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.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.

[edit] 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:

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