Cusco | |
Native Name: | Qusqu |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Cusco |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 4 populated centers |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1821 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Cusco |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Víctor Boluarte (2019-2022) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 116.22 |
Elevation M: | 3399 |
Population Total: | 108,798 |
Population As Of: | 2007 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Website: | municusco.gob.pe |
Cusco is a district in the northern Cusco Province within the Cusco Region of Peru. It is bordered by districts of Ccorca and Poroy on the west, the provinces of Anta, the Calca, and Urubamba on the north, the San Jerónimo District on the east, and the districts of Santiago and San Sebastián to the south.
One of the highest peaks of the district is Sinqa at 4423m (14,511feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]