- Puno Province
Infobox Province Peru
region = Puno
founded =March 16 ,1956
cofarms =
province = Puno
capital =Puno
elevation = 3827
pop = 221,800 (2002 estimate)
density = 34.2
area = 6,494.76
districts = 15
web = www.munipuno.gob.pe
mayor = Luis Butron Castillo (2007)
ubigeo = 2101Puno is a
province in thePuno Region , in southeasternPeru . It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and theMoquegua Region 's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city ofPuno , which is located at the edge ofLake Titicaca , the world's highest navigable lake. This province is the economic powerhouse of the region.Political division
The province is divided into fifteen districts (Spanish: "distritos", singular: "distrito"):
* Acora
*Amantaní
* Atuncolla
* Capichaca
* Chucuito
* Coata
* Huata
* Mañazo
* Paucarcolla
* Pichacani
* Plateria
* Puno
* San Antonio
* Tiquillaca
* Vilque
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