Jauja Province
| Jauja Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the Junín region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Junín | |
| Seat | Yeah | |
| surface | 3749 km² | |
| Residents | 83,257 (2017) | |
| density | 22 inhabitants per km² | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-JUN | |
| Website | www.munijauja.gob.pe (Spanish) | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | César Víctor Dávila Véliz (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 11 ° 47 ′ S , 75 ° 30 ′ W
The province of Jauja is located in the west of the administrative region Junín in central Peru , 190 km east of the state capital Lima . The province is 3749 km². The provincial capital is the city of Jauja , 45 km northwest of the regional capital Huancayo .
Geographical location
The province of Jauja stretches in the west to the glaciated mountain range Cordillera Huarochirí , which is part of the Peruvian Western Cordillera . The capital Jauja is centrally located on the upper reaches of the Río Mantaro in the Andes highlands. The east of the province extends over part of the Central Cordillera . This part of the province is traversed by the Río Tulumayo and its left tributary, the Río Tambillo . In the south, the province of Jauja borders on the province of Concepción , in the north on the provinces of Yauli and Tarma .
population
The population was 92,053 in 2007, and 83,257 in 2017.
Administrative division
The Jauja Province is divided into 34 districts. The district of Jauja is the seat of the provincial administration.
Individual evidence
- ^ Jauja, Province in Junín Region . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
