Tarma Province

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Tarma

Coat of Arms

Country	Peru
Region	Junín
Capital	Tarma
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	2,749.16 km² 3,053 metres (10,016 ft)
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population - Total - Density	104,335 38h/km²
Mayor	Luis Fernando Morales Nieva
Subdivisions	9 districts
UBIGEO	1207
Official website
www.munitarma.gob.pe

The Tarma Province is a Peruvian province, making up one of the nine provinces that conform the Junín Region. To the north it borders with the Junín Province, the east with the Chanchamayo Province, the south with the Jauja Province and the west with the Yauli Province.

The region has an area of 2 749,16 kilometers squared, which represents the 6,2% of the departmental territory. It is located in a position privileged, touristy and economic, halfway between the capital and the high forest, and point of convergence of various routes towards the central forest. The climate is temperate and mild during most of months predominates.