Cajamarca Region

Cajamarca Region
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Location of the Cajamarca Region in Peru
Country Peru
Subdivisions 13 provinces and 127 districts
Largest city Cajamarca
Capital Cajamarca
Government
 • President Jesus Coronel Salirrosas
Area
 • Total 33,317.54 km2 (12,864 sq mi)
Highest elevation 4,496 m (14,751 ft)
Population (the 2005 census)
 • Total 1,359,023
 • Density 40.8/km2 (105.6/sq mi)
UBIGEO 06
Dialing code 076
ISO 3166 code PE-CAJ
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 mountain range 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)

Places of interest