Department of Puno

This article is about the Department of Puno. For its capital city, see Puno. For other uses, see Puno (disambiguation).

Puno Punu (Aymara and Quechua)
Department
Suasi Island and Lake Titicaca
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Puno within Peru
Coordinates: 15.07°S 70.12°W / -15.07; -70.12
Country	Peru
Established	April 26, 1822
Capital	Puno
Provinces	List Azángaro Carabaya Chucuito El Collao Huancané Lampa Melgar Moho Puno San Antonio de Putina Sandia San Román Yunguyo
Government
• Type	Regional Government
• Governor	Richard Hancco
Area
• Total	66,997 km2 (25,868 sq mi)
Population  (2025)
• Total	1,232,995
• Density	18.404/km2 (47.665/sq mi)
Demonym	puneño/a
UBIGEO	21
Dialing code	0+51
ISO 3166 code	PE-PUN
Principal resources	Quinoa; it is also the nation's largest producer of potatoes, sheep, alpacas and llamas.
Poverty rate	60.8% (INEI 2009)
Percentage of Peru's GDP	2.3%
Website	www.regionpuno.gob.pe

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Puno (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpuno]; Aymara and Quechua: Punu) is a department of Peru. Located in the country's southeast, it is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia to the east, the departments of Madre de Dios to the north, Cusco and Arequipa to the west, Moquegua to the southwest, and Tacna to the south. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located on Lake Titicaca in the geographical region known as the Altiplano or high sierra.

According to the adjusted 2025 census results, 1,233,000 people lived in Puno.