| Cusco Province | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Image Map1: | Peru - Cuzco Department (locator map).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Cusco Region in Peru |
| Coordinates: | -13.5333°N -130°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Cusco |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Romi Carmen Infantas Soto (2020–2022) |
| Area Total Km2: | 617.0 |
| Population Total: | 447588 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Cuzqueño, -ña |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0801 |
| Flag Link: | Flag of Cusco |
Cusco Province is located in the southern highlands of Peru and is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region. Its capital is Cusco, which is also the Historical Capital of Peru.[1]
It is bordered to the north by the provinces of Calca and Urubamba, to the east by the province of Quispicanchi, to the south by the province of Paruro, and to the west by the province of Anta. It has a population of 447,588 inhabitants.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[2]
The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish; Castilian: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
| City district | Area km2 | Population 2007 census(hab) | Housing (2007) | Density (inhabitants/km2) | Elevation msl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuzco | 116.22 km2 | 108,798* | 28,476 | 936.1 | 3,399 msl | ||
| San Jerónimo | 103.34 km2 | 28,856* | 8,942 | 279.2 | 3,244 msl | ||
| San Sebastián | 89.44 km2 | 85,472* | 18,109 | 955.6 | 3,244 msl | ||
| Santiago | 69.72 km2 | 66,277* | 21,168 | 950.6 | 3,400 msl | ||
| Wanchaq | 6.38 km2 | 54,524* | 14,690 | 8,546.1 | 3,366 msl | ||
| Total | 385.1 km2 | 358,052* | 91,385 | 929.76 | — | ||
| *Census data conducted by INEI[3] | |||||||
Cusco Province is administered by the Provincial Municipality of Cusco (Municipalidad Provincial del Cusco), which also administers the city of Cusco. Its current mayor is Luis Pantoja Calvo (2023–2026).
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (80.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.22% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are as follows: