Cajamarca Region

Cajamarca Region
Region
Seal
Location of the Cajamarca Region in Peru
Coordinates: 6°37′S 78°47′W / 6.61°S 78.78°WCoordinates: 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
• President	Gregorio Santos Guerrero
Area
• Total	33,317.54 km^2 (12,863.97 sq mi)
Highest elevation	4,496 m (14,751 ft)
Population (the 2005 census)
• Total	1,359,023
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
UBIGEO	06
Dialing code	076
ISO 3166 code	PE-CAJ
Website	www.regioncajamarca.gob.pe

Cajamarca is a state Region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador. It is located at heights reaching 8900 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountain Range, the longest mountain range in the world. Part of its territory includes the Amazon Rainforest, in total the largest in the world.

History

The Wari' people conquered earlier cultures in the highlands. They established the administrative center of 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.

Cajamarca had long been one of the oldest cities in South America when the Spanish arrived in their conquest of Peru. ≤

Political division

The Region is divided in thirteen provinces.

Province (Capital)

1. Cajabamba (Cajabamba)
2. Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
3. Celendín (Celendín)
4. Chota (Chota)
5. Contumazá (Contumazá)
6. Cutervo (Cutervo)
7. Hualgayoc (Bambamarca)
8. Jaén (Jaén)
9. San Ignacio (San Ignacio)
10. San Marcos (San Marcos)
11. San Miguel (San Miguel de Pallaques)
12. San Pablo (San Pablo)
13. Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz de Succhubamba)

Places of interest

• Chancaybaños Reserved Zone

Notable people

• Maxima Acuña, winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize