Department of Cusco
Cusco
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Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca | |
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Location of the Department of Cusco in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 13°16′S 72°07′W / 13.26°S 72.11°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Subdivisions | 13 provinces and 108 districts |
| Largest city | Paucartambo |
| Capital | Cusco |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jean Paul Benavente García |
| Area | |
• Total | 71,986 km2 (27,794 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Capital) | 3,399 m (11,152 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 4,801 m (15,751 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 532 m (1,745 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,380,600 |
| UBIGEO | 08 |
| Dialing code | 0484 |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-CUS |
| Principal resources | Gold, maize, barley, quinoa, and tea |
| Poverty rate | 20.3% |
| Percentage of Peru's GDP | 4.4% |
| Website | www.regioncusco.gob.pe/ |
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Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkusko]; Quechua: Qusqu suyu [ˈqɔsqɔ ˈsʊjʊ]), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire.