Puno
Province
Puno, the capital of the region, and Lake Titicaca as seen from Puma Uta viewpoint
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Puno in the Puno Region
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Founded	March 16, 1956
Capital	Puno
Government
• Mayor	Martín Ticona Maquera (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	6,494.76 km2 (2,507.64 sq mi)
Elevation	3,827 m (12,556 ft)
Population
• Total	219,494
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2101
Website	www.munipuno.gob.pe

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:^[1]

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).^[2]