Province of Cajamarca
| Province of Cajamarca | |||
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 Location of the province in the Cajamarca region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Cajamarca | ||
| Seat | Cajamarca | ||
| surface | 2,979.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 348,433 (2017) | ||
| density | 117 inhabitants per km² | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CAJ | ||
| Website | www.municaj.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Víctor Andrés Villar Narro (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 7 ° 9 ′ S , 78 ° 31 ′ W
The province of Cajamarca is one of the 13 provinces that make up the Cajamarca region in northern Peru . It has an area of 2979.8 km². At the 2017 census, 348,433 people lived in the province. Ten years earlier the population was 316,152.
Geographical location
The province of Cajamarca is located in the Peruvian Western Cordillera . It borders the province of Hualgayoc to the north, the provinces of Celendín , San Marcos and Cajabamba to the east, the La Libertad region to the south and the provinces Contumazá and San Pablo to the west .
Administrative division
The province consists of the following 12 districts. The district of Cajamarca is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Asunción | Asunción |
| Cajamarca | Cajamarca |
| Chetilla | Chetilla |
| Cospan | Cospan |
| Jesus | Jesus |
| La Encañada | Encañada |
| Llacanora | Llacanora |
| Los Baños del Inca | Baños del Inca |
| Magdalena | Magdalena |
| Matara | San Lorenzo de Matara |
| Namora | Namora |
| San Juan | San Juan |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Cajamarca, Province in Cajamarca Region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
Web links
Commons : Province of Cajamarca - Collection of images, videos and audio files
