Junín is a city in Central
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
, capital of the
Junín Province in the
Department of Junín
Junín () is a Departments of Peru, department and Political division of Peru, region in the central highland (geography), highlands and westernmost Peruvian Amazon. Its capital is Huancayo.
Geography
The region has a very heterogeneous to ...
. It is located on the southern shore of
Lake Junín, at an elevation of 4,107 m (13,474 ft). It was founded as Town of Kings in 1539 and elevated to city level by the Law No. 9834, on October 27, 1943, during the presidency of
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Manuel Carlos Prado y Ugarteche (21 April 1889 – 15 August 1967) was a Peruvian politician and banker who served twice as president of Peru. Son of former President Mariano Ignacio Prado, he was born in Lima and served as the nation's 43rd ...
.
Raúl Pacheco
Raúl Manuel Pacheco Mendoza (born 26 April 1979) is a Peruvian long-distance running, long-distance runner. He was born in Santa Fe de Jauja. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon ...
and
Gladys Tejeda
Gladys Lucy Tejeda Pucuhuaranga (born 30 September 1985) is a Peruvian long-distance runner who has represented Peru in various international competitions, including the Olympics and the Pan American Games.
Career
In 2011, Tejeda secured a t ...
, both Olympic marathon runners, were born here.
Climate
References
Populated places in the Department of Junín
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