Jauja Province

Province in Junín, Peru

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Location of Jauja in the Junín Region

CountryPeruRegionJunínFoundedOctober 1533CapitalJaujaGovernment

• MayorCesar Davila Veliz
(2019–2022)Area

• Total3,749 km² (1,447 sq mi)Elevation

3,336 m (10,945 ft)Population

• Total83,257 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)UBIGEO1204Websitewww.munijauja.gob.pe

Jauja Province is a Peruvian province. It is one of the nine provinces of the Junín Region. To the north it borders with the Yauli, Tarma and Chanchamayo Provinces. To the east with the Satipo Province, to the south with the Concepción Province and to the west with the Lima Region. The capital of the Jauja Province is the city of Jauja (Quechua: Shausha or Sausa). The city was founded by Francisco Pizarro as the first capital of Peru.

Before the arrival of the Spaniards the province was called Hatun Xauxa (Quechua spelling variants: Hatun Shawsha or Hatun Sausa) and it was the main center of the nation Hatunwanka Xauxa, that consisted of Tawantinsuyu after the expansion of Pachakutiq Inca.

Geography

The province lies in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. The Paryaqaqa mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Paryaqaqa (Tulluqutu) at 5,750 metres (18,865 ft). Other mountain are listed below:^[1]

Antaqucha
Antikuna
Chaka Marka
Challwaqucha
Chawpiqucha
Ch'uychu
Kima Rumi
Kuntur Sinqa
Kushuru Q'asa
K'ulluq
Marayniyuq
Marayrasu
Marayrasu (Apata)
Mata Mach'ay
Mayu Kancha
Muntirayuq
Muntirayuq (Pomacancha)
Muruqucha
Muyupampa
Pichana
Puywan
Phiruruyuq
Qiwllaqucha
Qullqa Tampu
Qullqi P'ukru
Qura Kancha
Quriwasi
Qutu Pukyu
Suyruqucha (Junín)
Suyruqucha (Junín-Lima)
Tunshu
Tuku Mach'ay (Apata)
Tuku Mach'ay (Canchayllo)
Tunki
T'uru Qurin
T'uruqucha
Uqsha Mach'ay
Utkhulasu
Waqraqucha
Waqutuyuq
Wayta Pallana
Wira Qullpa
Wiraqucha
Yana Uqsha
Yanaqa
Yuraq Kancha

Some of the largest lakes of the province are Antaqucha, Asulqucha, Challwaqucha, Llaksaqucha, Mankhaqucha, Pumaqucha, Qarwaqucha, Ñawinqucha, Warmiqucha, Wich'iqucha and Yuraqqucha.