Department of Cusco
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Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca
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.svg) Location of the Cusco region in Peru |
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| Coordinates: 13°16′S 72°07′W / 13.26°S 72.11°WCoordinates: 13°16′S 72°07′W / 13.26°S 72.11°W | ||
| Country | Peru | |
| Subdivisions | 13 provinces and 108 districts | |
| Largest city | Cusco | |
| Capital | Cusco | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Edwin Licona | |
| 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 (2005 Census) | ||
| • Total | 1,171,503 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | |
| UBIGEO | 08 | |
| Dialing code | 0484 | |
| ISO 3166 code | PE-CUS | |
| Principal resources | Gold, maize, barley, quinoa, and tea | |
| Poverty rate | 5.3% | |
| Percentage of Peru's GDP | 4.4% | |
| Website | www.regioncusco.gob.pe/ | |
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkusko]; 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 Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Cusco Region. It is located about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa.
According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Quechua (51.40%), followed by Spanish (46.86%). The Quechua variety spoken in this region is Cusco Quechua.
The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Cusco Region by province:
Many of the toponyms of the Cusco Region originate from Quechua and also Aymara. These names are overwhelmingly predominat throughout the region. Their Spanish-based orthography, however, is in conflict with the normalized alphabets of these languages. According to Article 20 of Decreto Supremo No 004-2016-MC (Supreme Decree) which approves the Regulations to Law 29735, published in the official newspaper El Peruano on July 22, 2016, adequate spellings of the toponyms in the normalized alphabets of the indigenous languages must progressively be proposed with the aim of standardizing the namings used by the National Geographic Institute (Instituto Geográfico Nacional, IGN) The National Geographic Institute realizes the necessary changes in the official maps of Peru.
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