Department of Cajamarca

Coordinates: 6°37′S 78°47′W / 6.61°S 78.78°W / -6.61; -78.78
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Cajamarca
Departamento de Cajamarca (Spanish)
Kashamarka suyu (Quechua)
Stone forest of Cumbemayo
Stone forest of Cumbemayo
Flag of Cajamarca
Official seal of Cajamarca
Anthem: Anthem of Cajamarca Region
Location of Cajamarca in Peru
Location of Cajamarca in Peru
Coordinates: 6°37′S 78°47′W / 6.61°S 78.78°W / -6.61; -78.78
Country Peru
Subdivisions13 provinces and 127 districts
Largest cityCajamarca
CapitalCajamarca
Government
 • GovernorMesías Guevara
(2019–2022)
Area
 • Total33,317.54 km2 (12,863.97 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,496 m (14,751 ft)
Lowest elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,341,012
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
UBIGEO
06
Dialing code076
ISO 3166 codePE-CAJ
Websitewww.regioncajamarca.gob.pe

Cajamarca (Spanish pronunciation:

Amazon Rainforest
, the largest in the world.

History

The oldest known irrigation canals in the Americas are located in the

Wiraquchapampa
.

In the 15th century, the

Incas conquered the territory, expanding their empire. They established their regional capital in what is now Cajamarca. The Incas in 1465 established a new province there to serve as a bridge to their later conquests.[citation needed
]

Cajamarca had long been one of the oldest cities in South America when the Spanish arrived in their conquest of Peru.[citation needed]

Political division

The Region is divided into 13 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
    )
  10. San Marcos
    )
  11. San Miguel (San Miguel de Pallaques)
  12. San Pablo (San Pablo)
  13. Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz de Succhubamba)

Places of interest

Notable people

  • Maxima Acuña
    , winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize
  • Yma Sumac, notable exotica singer of the 1950s
  • Pedro Castillo, President of Peru (2021–2022)

References