Website www.municusco.gob.pe | UBIGEO 0801 Area 617 km² | |
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Colleges and Universities National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco Points of interest Saksaywaman, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady, Tambomachay Clubs and Teams Cienciano, Real Garcilaso, Deportivo Garcilaso | ||
Cusco Province is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
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Map of Cusco, Peru
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
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:
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).
Archaeological sites
Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are as follows:
References
Cusco Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA