Department of Cajamarca
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Cajamarca
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Anthem: Anthem of Cajamarca Region | |
Coordinates: 6°37′S 78°47′W / 6.61°S 78.78°W | |
Country | Peru |
Subdivisions | 13 provinces and 127 districts |
Largest city | Cajamarca |
Capital | Cajamarca |
Government | |
• Governor | Mesías Guevara (2019–2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 33,317.54 km2 (12,863.97 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 4,496 m (14,751 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,341,012 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 06 |
Dialing code | 076 |
ISO 3166 code | PE-CAJ |
Website | www.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)
- Cajabamba (Cajabamba)
- Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
- Celendín (Celendín)
- Chota (Chota)
- Contumazá (Contumazá)
- Cutervo (Cutervo)
- Hualgayoc (Bambamarca)
- Jaén (Jaén)
- San Ignacio)
- San Marcos)
- San Miguel (San Miguel de Pallaques)
- San Pablo (San Pablo)
- 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
- PMID 16284247. Retrieved 20 November 2020.