Cajamarca Region

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Cajamarca Region

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Location of the Cajamarca Region in Peru
See other Peruvian regions
President Jesus Coronel Salirrosas
Capital Cajamarca
Largest city Cajamarca
Area 33 317.54 km²
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population
  - Total
  - Density

1 359 023 (2005 census)
40.8/km²
Subdivisions 13 provinces and 127 districts
Elevation
  - Lowest
  - Highest


4 496 m (Rumi Rumi)
Latitude
Longitude
4º 33´ 7 S to N/A
78º 42´ 27" to 77º 44´ 20" W
Main resources
Poverty rate
Percentage of country's GDP
Codes
Dialing code 076
ISO 3166-2 PE-CAJ
UBIGEO 06
Official website
www.regioncajamarca.gob.pe

Cajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador. It is located in the Andes Mountain Range, the longest in the world, and partly in the Amazon Rainforest, the largest in the world.

It is divided in thirteen provinces.

Province (Capital)


  1. Cajabamba (Cajabamba)
  2. Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
  3. Celendín (Celendín)
  4. Chota (Chota)
  5. Contumazá (Contumazá)
  6. Cutervo (Cutervo)
  7. Hualgayoc (Bambamarca)
  8. Jaén (Jaén)
  9. San Ignacio (San Ignacio)
  10. San Marcos (San Marcos)
  11. San Miguel (San Miguel de Pallaques)
  12. San Pablo (San Pablo)
  13. Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz de Succhubamba)
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