Cajamarca Province is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
of the
Cajamarca Region in
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
. The capital of the province is
Cajamarca
Cajamarca (), also known by the Quechua name, ''Kashamarka'', is the capital and largest city of the Cajamarca Region as well as an important cultural and commercial center in the northern Andes. It is located in the northern highlands of Peru ...
.
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the province is the Llusk'a Qullpa mountain range at approximately on the border of the districts of
Encañada and
Namora
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. Other mountains are listed below:
[escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cajamarca Province (Cajamara Region)]
Political division
The province measures and is divided into twelve districts:
See also
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Mamaqucha
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Qillwaqucha
*
Quyllur
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Sulluqucha
Lake Sulluscocha (possibly from Quechua ''sullu'' fetus/ lock made of wood, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Cajamarca Region, Cajamarca Province, Llacanora District
Llacanora District is one of twelve districts of the province ...
References
* Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática.
Banco de Información Digital'. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
Provinces of the Cajamarca Region
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