Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the edge of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake. It is the economic powerhouse of the region.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
The province is divided into fifteen districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito): Acora Amantani Atuncolla Capachica Chucuito Coata Huata Mañazo Paucarcolla Pichacani Plateria Puno San Antonio Tiquillaca Vilque
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (45.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.67% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 26.50% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).
See also
Amantani
Esteves (island) Hatunqucha Inka Tunuwiri Inka Uyu Jaravi Mayqu Amaya Q'axilu Q'inq'u Taquile Island Tikunata Uros
