Cajamarca Region
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This article is about Cajamarca Region, for its capital city, see Cajamarca
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| President | Luis Felipe Pita Gastelumendi | |
| Capital | Cajamarca | |
| Largest city | Cajamarca | |
| Area | 33 317.54 km² | |
| Population - Total - Density |
1 498 161 (2004) 44.97/km² |
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| Subdivisions | 13 provinces and 127 districts | |
| Elevation - Lowest - Highest |
4 496 m (Rumi Rumi) |
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| Latitude Longitude |
4º 33´ 7 S to N/A 78º 42´ 27" to 77º 44´ 20" W |
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| Dialing code | 076 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CAJ | |
| Official website: www.regioncajamarca.gob.pe | ||
Cajamarca is a 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 in the Andes Mountain Range, the longest in the world, and partly in the Amazon Rainforest, the largest in the world.
The department is divided in 13 provinces.
Province (Capital)
- Cajabamba (Cajabamba)
- Cajamarca (Cajamarca)
- Celendín (Celendín)
- Chota (Chota)
- Contumazá (Contumazá)
- Cutervo (Cutervo)
- Hualgayoc (Bambamarca)
- Jaén Province, Peru (Jaén, Peru)
- San Ignacio Province (San Ignacio)
- San Marcos Province (San Marcos, Peru)
- San Miguel Province (San Miguel de Pallaques)
- San Pablo Province (San Pablo, Cajamarca Region, Peru)
- Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz)
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| Political division of Peru |  |
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Amazonas | Ancash | Apurímac | Arequipa | Ayacucho | Cajamarca | Callao | Cusco | Huancavelica | Huánuco | Ica | Junín | La Libertad | Lambayeque | Lima | Loreto | Madre de Dios | Moquegua | Pasco | Piura | Puno | San Martín | Tacna | Tumbes | Ucayali |
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| The Lima Province is not part of any of the twenty-five regions. |
