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Cusco Department
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department of Peru
Cusco Department is a region in Peru that was historically the heart of the Inca Empire and remains culturally significant today. It matters because it contains important archaeological sites and cultural heritage that are central to Peru's history and identity.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Cusco Department is referenced by 1,411 other articles, and connects out to Quechua, Inca Empire and Ayacucho Department.
The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st.
Vinony files it under Department of Cusco, Departments of Peru and Regions of Peru.
Its subject is documented across 49 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Peru
- Established
- April 26, 1822
- Capital
- Cusco
- Provinces
- List Acomayo Anta Calca Canas Canchis Chumbivilcas Cusco Espinar La Convención Paruro Paucartambo Quispicanchi Urubamba
- Type
- Regional Government
- Governor
- Jean Paul Benavente García
- Total
- 71,986 km (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)
- Demonym
- cusqueño/a
- 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/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- department of Peru
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Peru
- Contains
- Canchis Province
- Capital
- Cusco
- Population
- 1401025
- Area
- 71986.5
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Shares border with
- Ayacucho Department
- Highest point
- Ausangate
- Image
- Sacred Valley (around Pisaq), Peru.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0484
Show 4 more facts
- language used
- Asháninka
- Commons category
- Cusco Department
- topic's main category
- Category:Department of Cusco
- native label
- Cuszo
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Encyclopedic overview
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkusko]; Aymara and Quechua: Qusqu [ˈqɔsqɔ]), is a department of Peru. It is the fourth-largest in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, and 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. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cusco Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.