Puno Province, Province in southern Peruvian Andes, Peru
Puno Province extends across 6,494 square kilometers of territory at an elevation of 3,827 meters, bordering Lake Titicaca in southeastern Peru.
The territory gained provincial status in 1956 and contains fifteen districts that reflect the administrative organization established during Peru's republican period.
The inhabitants of Puno Province maintain their Aymara and Quechua languages, with Spanish spoken by 45 percent of the population according to census data.
The province connects to other regions through the Inca Manco Capac International Airport in Juliaca and maintains railway links to Cusco and Arequipa.
Lake Titicaca's waters within Puno Province contain 41 floating islands constructed from totora reeds, sustaining communities that predate Spanish arrival.
Location: Puno Department
Capital city: Puno
Shares border with: El Collao Province, Huancané Province, San Román Province, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Mariscal Nieto Province
GPS coordinates: -15.84333,-70.02361
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:38
Titicaca
74.8 km
Uros floating islands
6.4 km
Titicaca National Reservation
16.1 km
Aramu Muru
63.2 km
Sillustani
19.8 km
Estadio Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina
39.4 km
Estadio E. Torres Belón
735 m
Chinkana
89.4 km
Santa Catalina de Siena
40.7 km
Templo de Santiago Apostol de Lampa
64.7 km
Inca Uyo
15.4 km
Kutimpu
19.9 km
Pillkukayna
96.9 km
San Juan de Letran, Juli
73 km
San Juan Bautista, Puno
815 m
Pukarani
72.5 km
Intikancha
64.9 km
Santa Cruz de Jerusalen, Juli
72.7 km
Cathedral of Juli
72.9 km
Puerto Acosta Municipality
99.5 km
Puno Lighthouse
1.2 km
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Juli
73.4 km
Convento Franciscano de Juliaca
41 km
Monasterio Benedictino de la Resurrección de Chucuito
15.6 km
Bahía Kona
94.9 km
Yanawara (Puno)
88 km
Jochihuata
87.8 km
Pirhuane
97.5 kmReviews
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