Junín Region
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President	Manuel Duarte
Capital	Huancayo
Area	44,197. The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Huancayo ( Wankayu in Quechua) is the capital of the Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 23 km²
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population   - Total   - Density	1 274 781 (2004 estimate) 28. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Peru is a multiethnic country It has a population of Amerindians 45% Mestizos 37% Whites 15% Asian Peruvians and Afro-Peruvians 3% The Peru 2005 Census was a detailed enumeration In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 8/km²
Subdivisions	9 provinces and 123 districts
Elevation   - Lowest   - Highest	4818 m (Ticlio)
Latitude Longitude	10º41'55" and N/A 75º1'8" and 76º31'8"
Main resources	Potato, coffee, fruit, silver, zinc, lead. Country subdivision refers to the division of a Country 's territory for the sake of its administration, description or other such purpose The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. Ticlio is a railway Crossing loop in Peru whose main claim to fame is that up until 2006 it was the highest station in the world on a standard gauge railway Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form
Poverty rate
Percentage of country's GDP
Codes
Dialing code	064
ISO 3166-2	PE-JUN
UBIGEO	12
Official website
www.regionjunin.gob.pe

Junín is a region in the central highlands of Peru. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Ubigeo is the coding system for geographical locations ( Spanish Código Ubicacíon Geográfica) in Peru used by the National Statistics Institute ( A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century The term highland is used to denote any Mountainous region or elevated mountainous Plateau. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Its capital is Huancayo. Huancayo ( Wankayu in Quechua) is the capital of the Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru.

Geography

The region has a very heterogeneous topography. Topography ( topo-, "place" and graphia, "writing" is the study of Earth 's Surface features or those of Planets The western cordillera located near the border with the Lima Region, has snowy and ice covered peaks. A cordillera is an extensive chain of Mountains or Mountain ranges especially the principal mountain system of a Continent or large Island. Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. On the east, there are high glacier valleys which end up in high plateaus (Altiplano). In Geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting The Altiplano ( Spanish for high plain) where the Andes are at their widest is the most extensive area of High plateau on earth outside Among them is the Junín Plateau that is located between the cities of La Oroya and Cerro de Pasco. La Oroya, (Huanco language Uru Lla "Man / Characteristic" is a city of about 33000 people on the River Mantaro in central Peru. Cerro de Pasco (population 70000 is a city in central Peru. It is the capital of the Pasco region, and an important Mining center

The Mantaro Valley becomes wider before Jauja up to the limit with the Huancavelica Region. Huancavelica is a Region in Peru. Area 2213147 km² Population 447054 ( 2005 census) This area concentrates a large share of the region's population. Towards the east, near the jungle, there is an abundance of narrow and deep canyons, with highly inclined hillsides, covered by woods under low-lying clouds. Jungle usually refers to a dense Forest in a hot climate such as a Tropical rainforest. For the song see CANYONMID. For the band see Canyon (band. A canyon (rarely cañon) or gorge

The Huaytapallana Cordillera is located in the south central area of the region. This cordillera holds a great fault which is the reason earthquakes happen in the area. The upper jungle, with valleys of great length, modelled by the Tulumayo, Paucartambo, Perené and Ene rivers, is located on the eastern side of the region. Jungle usually refers to a dense Forest in a hot climate such as a Tropical rainforest. The Perené River ( Río Perené) is a Peruvian River on the eastern slopes of the South American Andes.

Lake Junín, the largest lake entirely within Peru, is located in the region, except for its northernmost tip which belongs to the Pasco Region. Lake Junín, known as Lago Junín in Spanish and Chinchaycocha ("Northern Lake" in Quechua, is the largest Lake entirely A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Pasco is a region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco.

Boundaries

The Junín Region borders the regions of Pasco on the north, Ucayali on the northeast and Cusco on the east. Pasco is a region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco. Ucayali is an inland region in Peru. Located in the Amazon rainforest, its name is derived from the Ucayali River Cusco ( Quechua: Qusqu suyu) is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north the Madre de Dios and The Mantaro River marks the region's border with the Ayacucho and Huancavelica regions on the south and on the west, it is bordered by the Lima Region. The Mantaro River (Río Mantaro is a 724 km Tributary of the Amazon, located in central Peru. Ayacucho is a region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country Huancavelica is a Region in Peru. Area 2213147 km² Population 447054 ( 2005 census) Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru.

Climate

The Junín Region has an average annual temperature of 13. 1°C (56°F), a maximum high of 17°C (62°F) and a minimum low of 0°C (32°F).

The rainy season runs from November to April, and from December to March in tropical areas. A wet season or rainy season is a Season in which the average Rainfall in a region is significantly increased The Tropics are centered on the Equator and limited in Latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23°26' (23

History

The Junín plains were known as the Pampus region, which until the arrival of the Incas was inhabited by a semi-savage, quarrelsome group of people whose rivals were the Tarumas. Meanwhile, the Mantaro Valley was inhabited by the Huancas. Inca Pachacutec conquered all these peoples in 1460, who then became part of the Inca Empire. Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (or Pachacutec) was the ninth Sapa Inca (1438-1471/1472 of the Kingdom of Cusco, which he transformed into the empire The Inca Empire (or Inka Empire) was the largest empire in Pre-Columbian America. Huancayo became the region's main roadside resting stop on the Inca Trail.

Wool mills (known in Spanish as obrajes) were set up during the Viceroyalty, when weaving and knitting became a tradition that continues in our days. On September 13, 1825, Simón Bolívar issued a decree creating what is now the Junín Region, to commemorate his victory on the Junín Plains (Junín Battle), the last true cavalry charge in the occidental world where no shot was fired but only saber was used. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash The Battle of Junín was a military engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on August 6 1824 Great events of national importance occurred during this period: Huancayo hosted the Assembly that issued the 1839 Constitution and on December 3, 1854, Ramón Castilla signed a decree that granted freedom to Afro-Peruvian slaves. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Ramón Castilla y Marquesado ( Tarapacá, 31 August 1797 &ndash Tiviliche 25 May 1867) was a Peruvian Caudillo Afro Peruvians are citizens of Peru, descended from Black African Slaves who were brought to the New World with the arrival of the Conquistadors

Political division

The region is divided into nine provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 123 districts (distritos, singular: distrito).

The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

• Chanchamayo (La Merced)
• Chupaca (Chupaca)
• Concepción (Concepción)
• Huancayo (Huancayo)
• Jauja (Jauja)
• Junín (Junín)
• Satipo (Satipo)
• Tarma (Tarma)
• Yauli (La Oroya)

External links

• Gobierno Regional Junín - Junín Regional Government official website