Cusco Province
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| Cusco Province | |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Capital | Cusco |
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| • Mayor | Marina Sequeiros Montesinos (2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 617.0 km2 (238.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 348,493 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0801 |
| 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 [edit]
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:
- Cusco (Cusco) (seat)
- Ccorca (Ccorca)
- Poroy (Poroy)
- San Jerónimo (San Jerónimo)
- San Sebastián (San Sebastián)
- Santiago (Santiago)
- Saylla (Saylla)
- Wanchaq (Wanchaq)
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Coordinates: 13°31′34″S 71°58′17″W / 13.52611°S 71.97139°W
