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For other uses, see Cusco (disambiguation).
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. Machu Picchu (Machu Pikchu "Old Peak" 'mɑtʃu 'piktʃu is a Pre-Columbian Inca site located 2400 meters (7875 ft above sea level The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. ||} Cusco (also spelled Cuzco, and in the local Quechua language as Qusqu 'qos ||} Cusco (also spelled Cuzco, and in the local Quechua language as Qusqu 'qos Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Peru is a multiethnic country It has a population of Amerindians 45% Mestizos 37% Whites 15% Asian Peruvians and Afro-Peruvians 3% The Peru 2005 Census was a detailed enumeration In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 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. Country subdivision refers to the division of a Country 's territory for the sake of its administration, description or other such purpose The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for For the town with a similar name see Quinua Peru. "Quinoa" is also a title of a 1992 music album by Tangerine Dream. Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and 3%
Percentage of country's GDP 18%
Codes
Dialing code 0484
ISO 3166-2 PE-CUS
UBIGEO 08
Official website
www.regcus.gob.pe

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Political division

The region is divided into 13 provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 108 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

External links

Acomayo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Anta Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Calca Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Canas Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Canchis Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. The province of Chumbivilcas (3D-map is situated in the Andes in South Peru. Cusco Province is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. ||} Cusco (also spelled Cuzco, and in the local Quechua language as Qusqu 'qos Espinar Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Quillabamba is a small town located in the south of Peru. It is the capital of La Convención Province, which is the largest province of Cusco. Paruro Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Paucartambo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Urcos is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Quispicanchi in the region Cusco. Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Urubamba (which means "Flat land of Spiders" in Quechua) is a small town in Peru, located near the Urubamba River under the snow-capped mountain
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