Department of Cajamarca

Department of Cajamarca
Department of Cajamarca
	Region
	Flag Seal
	Location of the Cajamarca Region in Peru
	Coordinates: 6.61°S 78.78°W
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	13 provinces and 127 districts
Largest city	Cajamarca
Capital	Cajamarca
Government
• Governor	Mesías Guevara Amasifuén; (2019–2022)
Area
• Total	33,317.54 km2 (12,863.97 sq mi)
Highest elevation	4,496 m (14,751 ft)
Lowest elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	1,341,012
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
UBIGEO	06
Dialing code	076
ISO 3166 code	PE-CAJ
Website	www.regioncajamarca.gob.pe

Cajamarca (Spanish pronunciation: [kaxaˈmaɾka]; Quechua: Kashamarka; Aymara: Qajamarka) is a department 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. The city has an elevation of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) above sea level in the Andes Mountain Range, the longest mountain range in the world. Part of its territory includes the Amazon Rainforest, the largest in the world.

History

The oldest known irrigation canals in the Americas are located in the Nanchoc District of Cajamarca Department. The canals in the Zaña Valley have been radiocarbon dated to 3400 BCE, and possibly date to 4700 BCE.[1] From the 6th to the 10th century the people of the Wari culture ruled 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 into 13 provinces.

Province (Capital)

Places of interest

Chancaybaños Reserved Zone

Notable people

Maxima Acuña, winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize

References

Dillehay, Tom D.; Eling, Jr., Herbert H.; Rossen, Jack. "Preceramic irrigation canals in the Peruvian Andes" (PDF). PNAS. National Academy of Science. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

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[Dillehay,_2005-1] Dillehay, Tom D.; Eling, Jr., Herbert H.; Rossen, Jack. "Preceramic irrigation canals in the Peruvian Andes" (PDF). PNAS. National Academy of Science. Retrieved 20 November 2020.