Puno Region
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Puno is a region in sootheastren Peru. It is bordered bi Bolivie on the east, the Madre de Dios Region on the north, the Cusco an Arequipa regions on the wast, the Moquegua Region on the soothwast, an the Tacna Region on the sooth. Its caipital is the ceety o Puno, which is locatit on Loch Titicaca in the geographical region kent as the Altiplano or heich sierra.
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Puno Region | |
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Loch Titicaca, which is pairtly locatit in the Puno Region | |
Location o the Puno Region in Peru | |
Coordinates: 15.07°S 70.12°W / -15.07; -70.12 | |
Kintra | Peru |
Subdiveesions | 13 provinces an 108 destricts |
Caipital | Puno (138000) |
Area | |
• Total | 66997 km2 (25,868 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 4725 m (15,502 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Population (INEI estimate 2011) | |
• Total | 1,364,362 |
• Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 21 |
Dialin code | 0+51 |
ISO 3166 code | PE-PUN |
Principal resoorces | Quinoa; it is the naition's lairgest producer o potatoes, sheep, alpacas an llamas an aw. |
Poverty rate | 60.8% (INEI 2009) |
Percentage o Peru's GDP | 2.3% |
Website | www.regionpuno.gob.pe |
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Puno wis the territory o the Tiahuanacos (800 A.D. – 1200 A.D.) who wur the heichest cultural expression o the Aymara fowk that established thairsels in wha is the day Peru an Bolivie. The Incas teuk ower these laund in the fifteent century, an the Spainyie, attractit bi the minin industry developit thare, left a important Colonial legacy throughout the entire aurie.