Cusco

Cusco
Cusco
	Cusco / Cuzco (Spanish); Qosqo (Quechua)
	Top: Plaza de Armas, Middle left: Qurikancha, Middle richt: Aerial view o Cusco, Bottom left: Saksaywaman, Bottom richt: Cathedral o Cusco
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	Eik-name(s): La Ciudad Imperial (The Imperial Ceety)
	Destricts o Cuzco
	Cusco Location athin Peru
	Coordinates: 13°31′30″S 71°58′20″W / 13.52500°S 71.97222°W
Kintra	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Cusco
Foondit	1100
Govrenment
• Teep	Ceety
• Mayor	Luis Florez
Area
• Total	70,015 km2 (27,033 sq mi)
Elevation	3399 m (11,152 ft)
Population 2007
• Total	358,935
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (PET)
Area code(s)	84
Website	www.municusco.gob.pe
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Offeecial name	Ceety o Cuzco
Teep	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Designatit	1983 (7t session)
Reference no.	273
State Pairty	Peru
Region	Laitin Americae an the Caribbean

Cusco (pronounced /ˈkuːskoʊ/^{(deprecatit template)} in Inglis, aften spelled Cuzco; in Quechua written Qusqu an pronoonced [ˈqo̝s.qo]) is a ceety in sootheastren Peru, near the Urubamba Valley o the Andes mountain range. It is the caipital o the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. In 2007, the ceety haed a population o 358,935 which is triple the figure o 20 years ago. Locatit on the eastren end o the Knot o Cusco, its altitude is aroond 3,400 m (11,200 ft).

Cusco wis the site o the historic caipital o the Inca Empire an wis declared a Warld Heritage Site in 1983 bi UNESCO. It is a major tourist destination an receives amaist 1.5 million visitors a year. It is designatit as the Historical Caipital o Peru bi the Constitution o Peru.^[1]

Internaitional relations

Twin touns—Sister ceeties

Cusco is twinned wi:^[2]

Bethlehem, Palestine^[3]
La Paz, Bolivie
Baguio, Philippines
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Mexico Ceety, Mexico
Kyoto, Japan
Jersey Ceety, Unitit States

Pairtnerships

Kraków in Poland^[4]

References

↑ "Constitución del Perъ de 1993". Pdba.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 22 Julie 2009.
↑ "Ciudades Hermanas (Sister Cities)" (in Spanish). Municipalidad del Cusco. Archived frae the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
↑ "::Bethlehem Municipality::". www.bethlehem-city.org. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
↑ "Kraków otwarty na świat". www.krakow.pl. Retrieved 19 Julie 2009.

[1] "Constitución del Perъ de 1993". Pdba.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 22 Julie 2009.

[cuidadhermanas-2] "Ciudades Hermanas (Sister Cities)" (in Spanish). Municipalidad del Cusco. Archived frae the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

[BethlehemTwinning-3] "::Bethlehem Municipality::". www.bethlehem-city.org. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2009.

[Kraków-4] "Kraków otwarty na świat". www.krakow.pl. Retrieved 19 Julie 2009.

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