Department of Cusco

For other uses, see Cusco (disambiguation).

Cusco Qusqu (Aymara and Quechua)
Department
Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Cusco within Peru
Coordinates: 13.26°S 72.11°W / -13.26; -72.11
Country	Peru
Established	April 26, 1822
Capital	Cusco
Provinces	List Acomayo Anta Calca Canas Canchis Chumbivilcas Cusco Espinar La Convención Paruro Paucartambo Quispicanchi Urubamba
Government
• Type	Regional Government
• Governor	Jean Paul Benavente García
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  (2025)
• Total	1,379,003
• Density	19.157/km2 (49.615/sq mi)
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/

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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.