Junín region

Junín region
Symbols
flag	coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Peru
Capital	Huancayo
surface	44,197 km²
Residents	1,246,038 (2017)
density	28 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	PE-JUN
Website	www.regionjunin.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Gobernador regional	Vladimir Cerrón Rojas (2019-2022)
	Provinces of the Junín region

-12.06416648 -75.14837265Coordinates: 12 ° 4 ′ S , 75 ° 9 ′ W

The region Junín [ xuˈnin ] (Spanish Región Junín , Wanka-Quechua Hunin shuyu , Southern Quechua Sunin suyu ) is a region in the central Peruvian Andes . 1,246,038 (2017 census) live in an area of 44,197 km ² . As a result of the migration of many residents to Lima and other cities on the coast, the population of the Andean regions, including the Junín region, is falling.

The capital is Huancayo in the valley of the Mantaro .

geography

The region is very mountainous, the highest mountain is Pariacaca at 5768 meters .

Provinces

The region is divided into nine provinces and 123 districts.

province	Capital
Chanchamayo	La Merced
Chupaca	Chupaca
Concepción	Concepción
Huancayo	Huancayo
Yeah	Yeah
Junín	Junín
Satipo	Satipo
Tarma	Tarma
Yauli	La Oroya

Web links

Commons : Junín region - collection of images, videos and audio files

http://www.regionjunin.gob.pe/ Regional government of the Junín region

Footnotes

↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI): Directorio Nacional de Centros Poblados - Censos Nacionales 2017 . Lima 2018, Vol. 3, p. 1085 ( online ).
↑ INEI: Población del Perú totalizó 31 millones 237 mil 385 personas al 2017 , June 25, 2018, accessed on July 13, 2019.

[1] Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI): Directorio Nacional de Centros Poblados - Censos Nacionales 2017 . Lima 2018, Vol. 3, p. 1085 ( online ).

[2] INEI: Población del Perú totalizó 31 millones 237 mil 385 personas al 2017 , June 25, 2018, accessed on July 13, 2019.