Cajamarca Province

Cajamarca
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Cajamarca in the Cajamarca Region
Country	Peru
Region	Cajamarca
Capital	Cajamarca
Government
• Mayor	Víctor Andrés Villar Narro
Area
• Total	2,979.78 km2 (1,150.50 sq mi)
Elevation	2,720 m (8,920 ft)
Population
• Total	348,433
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
UBIGEO	0601
Website	www.municajamarca.gob.pe

Cajamarca Province is a province of the Cajamarca Region in Peru. The capital of the province is Cajamarca.

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the province is the Llusk'a Qullpa mountain range at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft) on the border of the districts of Encañada and Namora. Other mountains are listed below:

• Allqay Wasi
• Añas Qaqa
• Chawpi Urqu
• Chukuri
• Ch'aki Qucha
• Kampanayuq
• Kinwa
• Kinwa Pampa
• Kinwayuq
• Kiswar
• Kiswarniyuq
• Kuntur Puñuna
• K'uchu Urqu
• Maki Maki
• Puma Pampa
• Qucha Pata
• Qullpa
• Qullpayuq
• Qutu Qaqa
• Ranra
• Rumi Urqu
• Saywayuq
• Suyt'u Rumi
• Usnu
• Wachwa
• Wachwa Pampa
• Waka Qucha
• Waylla Kunka
• Wira Kunka
• Wisk'acha
• Yana Qucha
• Yana T'utura

Political division

The province measures 2,979.78 square kilometres (1,150.50 sq mi) and is divided into twelve districts:

District	Mayor
Asunción	Juan Cornelio Torrel Rabanal
Cajamarca	Víctor Andrés Villar Narro
Chetilla	Israel Mendoza Tomay
Cospán	Luciano Mendez Alcantara
Encañada	Lifoncio Vera Sanchez
Jesús	Marco Antonio Ruiz Ortiz
Llacanora	Roberto Llamoga Ramirez
Los Baños del Inca	Santos Julio Davila Silva
Magdalena	Isaias Tarrillo Terrones
Matará	Ramiro Alejandro Bardales Vigo
Namora	Segundo Quiroz
San Juan	Edinson Armando Teran Medina

See also

• Mamaqucha
• Qillwaqucha
• Quyllur
• Sulluqucha

References

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved November 4, 2007.