What is Cusco (department Of Peru)?

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Cusco
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Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca
Location of the Cusco region in Peru
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PresidentHugo Gonzales Sayan
CapitalCusco
Area71,986.5 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 237 802 (2004 estimate)
17.2/km
Subdivisions13 provinces and 108 districts
Elevation
  - Lowest
  - Highest
532 m (Pilcopata)
4801 m (Suyckutambi)
Latitude
Longitude		11º10' to 15º18' S
70º25' to 73º58' W
Main resourcesGold, maize, barley, quinoa, and tea
Poverty rate75.3%
Percentage of country's GDP2.18%
Dialing code084
ISO 3166-2PE-CUS
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.

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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Cusco
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Panoramic View of Cusco from Sacsayhuaman

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Nickname: La Ciudad Imperial (The Imperial City)
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Z. mays

Binomial name
Zea mays
L.

Maize (IPA: /ˈmeɪz/) (Zea mays L. ssp.
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H. vulgare

Binomial name
Hordeum vulgare
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C. quinoa

Binomial name
Chenopodium quinoa
Willd.

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 Quechua 
Writing system: Latin alphabet 
Official status
Official language of: Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.
Regulated by: none
Language codes
ISO 639-1: qu
ISO 639-2: que
ISO 639-3: que
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There several type of regions in Peru:
  • Departments of Peru
  • Departamental Governments of Peru,
  • Natural regions of Peru, which is subdivided into:

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Anthem
Somos libres, seámoslo siempre   (Spanish)
"We are free, may we always be so"
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Ucayali

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President Edwin Vásquez López
Capital Pucallpa

Area 102,410.55 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
464 399 (2004 estimate)
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Madre de Dios

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President Rafael Ríos
Capital Puerto Maldonado

Area 85,300.54 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
104 891 (2004 estimate)
1.
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Puno

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President David Jiménez Sardón
Capital Puno
Largest city Juliaca
Area 71,999 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 297 103 (2004 estimate)
18.
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Arequipa

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President Daniel Vera
Capital Arequipa

Area 63,345.39 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
1 140 214 (2005 Official census)
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Apurímac

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President David Salazar
Capital Abancay

Area 20,895.79 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
418,882 (2005 census)
20.
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Ayacucho

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President Omar Quesada Martínez
Capital Ayacucho

Area 43,814.8 km
Population
  - Total
  - Density
619 522 (2005 Official census)
12.
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