Political Division
The region is divided into 13 provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 107 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
- Azángaro (Azángaro)
- Carabaya (Macusani)
- Chucuito (Juli)
- El Collao (Ilave)
- Huancané (Huancané)
- Lampa (Lampa)
- Melgar (Ayaviri)
- Moho (Moho)
- Puno (Puno)
- San Antonio de Putina (Putina)
- Sandia (Sandia)
- San Román (Juliaca)
- Yunguyo (Yunguyo)
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