Cajamarca Province
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Cajamarca Province is a
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of the
Cajamarca Region Cajamarca (; qu, Kashamarka; ay, Qajamarka) is a department and 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. The city has an elevation of above sea le ...
in
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. 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
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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

* Mamaqucha * Qillwaqucha *
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* Sulluqucha


References

* Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática.
Banco de Información Digital
'. Retrieved November 4, 2007. Provinces of the Cajamarca Region {{Cajamarca-geo-stub