Population
Until the late 18th century Cusco was the most populous city in the continent, even more than Lima. But because of the great revolution of Túpac Amaru II in 1780, the white population migrated to Arequipa, considered safer from a possible new uprising. So, until the 20th century, the population was largely mestizo and indigenous, but now the white population has grown significantly in the city as high as 30%, as it is experiencing a demographic explosion process led by the tourism boom.
The city has a population of 358,935 people in 2007 according to INEI and ca. 510,000 people by 2009.
| City district | Extension km² |
Population 2007 census(hab) |
Housing (2007) |
Density (hab/km²) |
Elevation msl |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuzco | 116.22 km² | 108,798* | 28,476 | 936.1 | 3,399 msl | |
| San Jerónimo | 103.34 km² | 28,856* | 8,942 | 279.2 | 3,244 msl | |
| San Sebastian | 89.44 km² | 85,472* | 18,109 | 955.6 | 3,244 msl | |
| Santiago | 69.72 km² | 66,277* | 21,168 | 950.6 | 3,400 msl | |
| Wanchaq | 6.38 km² | 54,524* | 14,690 | 8,546.1 | 3,366 msl | |
| Total | 385.1 km² | 358,052* | 91,385 | 929.76 | — | |
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