Cuzco Department




For other uses, see Cusco (disambiguation).

Region in 13 provinces and 108 districts, Peru



















































































Cuzco Department
Region

Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca

Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca





Flag of Cuzco Department
Flag
Official seal of Cuzco Department
Seal

Location of the Department of Cusco in Peru
Location of the Department of Cusco in Peru

Coordinates: 13°16′S 72°07′W / 13.26°S 72.11°W / -13.26; -72.11Coordinates: 13°16′S 72°07′W / 13.26°S 72.11°W / -13.26; -72.11
Country Peru
Subdivisions 13 provinces and 108 districts
Largest city Cusco
Capital Cusco
Government

 • Governor Edwin Licona [1]
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 52.3%
Percentage of Peru's GDP
 4.4%
Website www.regioncusco.gob.pe/



Political division of the Cusco Region


Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkusko]; Quechua: Qusqu suyu), is a department in Peru. It is bordered by 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 capital of the Inca Empire.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Provinces


  • 3 Languages


  • 4 Toponyms


  • 5 Gallery


  • 6 See also


  • 7 Sources


  • 8 External links





Geography


The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Department of Cusco. 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.



Provinces




  • 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)



Languages


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 department is Cusco Quechua.


The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Department of Cusco by province:[3]




















































































































































































Province
Quechua
Aymara
Asháninka
Another native language
Spanish
Foreign language
Deaf or mute
Total
Acomayo
 22,262
 12
 2
 4
 3,117
 -
 52
 25,449
Anta
 36,512
 42
 3
 10
 15,248
 8
 132
 51,955
Calca
 43,008
 101
 4
 117
 18,128
 13
 142
 61,513
Canas
 32,790
 31
 6
 11
 2,910
 -
 40
 35,788
Canchis
 53,695
 107
 5
 7
 37,702
 2
 120
 91,638
Chumbivilcas
 64,087
 102
 9
 1
 6,063
 2
 104
 70,368
Cusco
 63,675
 781
 94
 306
 282,610
 1,521
 466
 349,453
Espinar
 40,594
 120
 8
 1
 18,116
 6
 71
 58,916
La Convención
 62,145
 276
 2,802
 9,278
 81,111
 120
 318
 156,050
Paruro
 26,707
 53
 5
 1
 2,192
 1
 42
 29,001
Paucartambo
 35,996
 95
 15
 207
 5,682
 9
 65
 42,069
Quispicanchi
 57,587
 152
 11
 12
 18,562
 20
 86
 76,430
Urubamba
 27,523
 104
 4
 9
 25,075
 823
 68
 53,606

Total
 566,581
 1,976
 2,968
 9,964
 516,516
 2,525
 1,706
 1,102,236

%
 51.40
 0.18
 0.27
 0.90
 46.86
 0.23
 0.15
 100.00


Toponyms


Many of the toponyms of the Department of Cusco originate from Quechua and also Aymara. These names are overwhelmingly predominant throughout the region. Their Spanish-based orthography, however, is in conflict with the normalised 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 normalised alphabets of the indigenous languages must progressively be proposed with the aim of standardising the naming used by the National Geographic Institute (Instituto Geográfico Nacional, IGN) The National Geographic Institute realises the necessary changes in the official maps of Peru.[4]


The Ministry of Culture additionally proposes to the municipalities of the provinces to recover ancient indigenous toponyms and that these names should be spread by the local and communal authorities on posters and other signage.[4]



Gallery






  • Balconies and arcades at the main square in Cusco






See also



  • Machiguenga Communal Reserve

  • Megantoni National Sanctuary

  • Otishi National Park



Sources





  1. ^ "Gobernador Regional del Cusco". Gobierno Regional del Cusco. Gobierno Regional del Cusco. Retrieved 8 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Official page (in Spanish)


  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007


  4. ^ ab "Decreto Supremo que aprueba el Reglamento de la Ley N° 29735, Ley que regula el uso, preservación, desarrollo, recuperación, fomento y difusión de las lenguas originarias del Perú, Decreto Supremo N° 004-2016-MC". Retrieved July 17, 2017.




External links


  • Travelogue Cusco Region (Sacred Valley of the Incas)










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