Cusco region

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Cusco region
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Basic data
Country Peru
Capital Cusco
surface 72,104.4 km²
Residents 1,316,700 (2015)
density 18 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 PE-CUS
Website www.regioncusco.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Gobernador regional Jean Paul Benavente García Oria
(2019-2022)
Provinces of the Cusco region
Provinces of the Cusco region

Coordinates: 13 ° 31 ′  S , 71 ° 59 ′  W

The region of Cusco [ ˈkusko ] (Spanish Región Cusco , Quechua Qusqu suyu ) is a region in the southeast of the Peruvian Andes . 1,316,700 people (2015) live in an area of ​​72,104.41 km². The capital is Cusco .

population

More than two thirds of the population are indigenous . Mestizos and Creoles (whites) are concentrated in the city of Cusco as well as the Quillabamba mining area . The most important languages ​​are Quechua als (variant Qusqu-Qullaw , mother tongue of 54% of the population) and Spanish (43%). Cusco is one of the four regions of Peru in which the Quechua-speakers make up the majority. Quechua is mainly represented in the country; in the city of Cusco, Spanish dominates (69% to 29%).

Population development

year population
1981 874.463
1993 1,066,495
2007 1,171,403
2010 1,274,700
2015 1,316,700

geography

The country is extremely mountainous, the average altitude is 3399 meters above sea level, and snow-capped mountains such as Ausangate , Yañaloma and Salcantay reach heights of over 6000 meters. Laguna Huacarpay is one of the lakes .

There are many ruins in Cusco, including the most famous of the Inca Empire, Machu Picchu .

Provinces

The Cusco region is divided into thirteen provinces, which in turn are divided into 112 districts (as of 2019).

province Capital
Acomayo Acomayo
Anta Anta
Calca Calca
Canas Yanaoca
Canchis Sicuani
Chumbivilcas Santo Tomás
Cusco Cusco
Espinar Yauri
La Convención Quillabamba
Paruro Paruro
Paucartambo Paucartambo
Quispicanchi Urcos
Urubamba Urubamba

See also

Web links

Commons : Region of Cusco  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica: 2017 census. Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar. Retrieved October 23, 2018 (Spanish).