Jaén Province (Cajamarca)
| Jaén Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the Cajamarca region |
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Peru | |
| region | Cajamarca | |
| Seat | Jaén | |
| surface | 5,232.6 km² | |
| Residents | 185,432 (2017) | |
| density | 35 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | May 19, 1828 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CAJ | |
| Website | www.munijaen.gob.pe (Spanish) | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | José Francisco Delgado Rivera (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 5 ° 43 ′ S , 78 ° 49 ′ W
The province of Jaén is a province in the north of the Cajamarca region in northern Peru . It has an area of 5232.57 km². At the 2017 census, 185,432 people lived in the province. Ten years earlier the population was 183,634. The administrative seat is the city of Jaén .
Geographical location
The province of Jaén extends in the west to the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The Río Marañón runs along the eastern provincial border.
The province of Jaén borders the Amazonas region to the east, the Cutervo province to the south, the Lambayeque region and the Piura region to the west, and the San Ignacio province and Ecuador to the north .
trade
The province of Jaén is a trading center for coffee and rice, which is produced in the area.
climate
The province of Jaén is located near the Río Marañón river in a tropical and hot climate.
Administrative division
The province of Jaén is divided into 12 districts ( distritos ). The district of Jaén is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Bellavista | Bellavista |
| Chontalí | Chontalí |
| Colasay | Colasay |
| Huabal | Huabal |
| Jaén | Jaén |
| Las Pirias | Las Pirias |
| Pomahuaca | Pomahuaca |
| Pucará | Pucará |
| Sallique | Sallique |
| San Felipe | San Felipe |
| San Jose del Alto | San Jose del Alto |
| Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jaén, Province in Cajamarca Region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
