Lambayeque Region
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President	Yehude Simon
Capital	Chiclayo
Area	14,231. 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. Chiclayo, is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern 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. 3 km²
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population   - Total   - Density	1,091,535 76. 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 7/km²
Subdivisions	3 provinces and 38 districts
Elevation   - Lowest   - Highest	0 m (coastal area) 3078 m (Incahuasi)
Latitude Longitude	5°27' to 7°10' S 79°08' to 80°37' W
Main resources	Rice, sugar cane and fruit. 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. Incahuasi or Nevado de Incahuasi is a Mountain between the Argentine province of Catamarca, and the Atacama Region 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 Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology.
Poverty rate	63%
Percentage of country's GDP	3. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and 89%
Codes
Dialing code	074
ISO 3166-2	PE-LAM
UBIGEO	14
Official website
www.regionlambayeque.gob.pe

Lambayeque is a region in northwestern Peru, known for its rich Chimú and Moche historical past. 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 Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Chimú were the residents of Chimor with its capital at the city of Chan Chan, a large adobe city in the Moche valley of Trujillo, Peru The Moche civilization (alternately the Mochica culture Early Chimu Pre-Chimu Proto-Chimu etc The region's name originates from the ancient pre-Inca civilization of the lambayeques.

Geography

The territory of the Lambayeque Region is made up by large plains irrigated by rivers from the Andes, in most of the area farming takes place due to the lack of water. However the valleys that are found in this area generate half of the sugar cane that is produced in Peru. In addithion Lambayeque and Piura provide most of the rice crops consumed in Peru. Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. This agriculture output is possible by a reservoir called "Proyecto Olmos" which holds an annual amount of 2,050 millions of cubic meters of water.

In a smaller scale in the last centuries, the Olmos Carob Tree Forest held goat herds that were fed with the food of this tree. This gave rise to the leather, cordobanes and soap industry.

There are two small islands off the Pacific coast of the Lambayeque Region: Lobos de Afuera, and Lobos de Tierra; there was a dispute with the Piura Region over ownership of the latter island. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Piura is a Coastal region in northwestern Peru. "Piura" is derived from the Quechua word pirhua, whose approximate meaning is "supply

The region is bordered by the Piura Region on the north, the Cajamarca Region on the southeast, the La Libertad Region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Piura is a Coastal region in northwestern Peru. "Piura" is derived from the Quechua word pirhua, whose approximate meaning is "supply Cajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. La Libertad is a region in northwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Lambayeque, Cajamarca and Amazonas regions on the north the The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions

Political division

The region is divided into 3 provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 38 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). The provinces of Peru, known in Spanish as provincias, are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country The Districts of Peru (Spanish distritos) are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

• Chiclayo (Chiclayo)
• Ferreñafe (Ferreñafe)
• Lambayeque (Lambayeque)

Map of the Lambayeque region showing its provinces

History

Legend tells that in ancient times, a great float of strange rafts arrived at the beaches of the existing San José cove. The Chiclayo Province is one of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru. Chiclayo, is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. The Ferreñafe Province is the smallest of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru. Ferreñafe is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the province Ferreñafe in the region Lambayeque. The Lambayeque is a city in the Lambayeque region of northern Peru. A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to Formed by a brilliant cortege of foreign warriors, this float was led by a man of great talent and courage, named Naylamp, who founded a civilization. According to the Random House Dictionary, the term warrior has two meanings A Civilization is a society in which large numbers of people share a variety of common elements

The descendants are the builders of the great Chimú civilization, forged in Lambayeque before the Inca Empire. The Chimú were the residents of Chimor with its capital at the city of Chan Chan, a large adobe city in the Moche valley of Trujillo, Peru The Inca Empire (or Inka Empire) was the largest empire in Pre-Columbian America. The Chimú grew to acquire a notable state parallel to the Inca. Yet, unlike the Incas, the Chimú moved their capital to more propitious and strategic zones, establishing great urban centers there. They were great farmers, textile experts and, wonderful goldsmiths, with extraordinary works in gold. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79

The Inca conquest of what today is Lambayeque, lasted almost four decades. A decade is a period of 10 Years (since 1594 a factor of 10 difference between two numbers, or sometimes a set or a group of ten (since 1451 Pachacuti, Tupac Inca Yupanqui and Huayna Cápac, successively, ruled during the process. Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (or Pachacutec) was the ninth Sapa Inca (1438-1471/1472 of the Kingdom of Cusco, which he transformed into the empire Túpac Inca Yupanqui (aka Topa Inca Tupaq Inka Yupanki (literally “noble Inca accountant” was the tenth Sapa Inca (1471-93 CE of the Inca Empire Huayna Capac (Quechua Wayna Qhapaq "splendid youth" was the eleventh Sapa Inca (1464 &ndash 1527 of the Inca Empire and sixth of the Hanan

Francisco Pizarro crossed the region in his way to Cajamarca to conclude the defeat of the Inca empire. Francisco Pizarro González 1st Marqués de los Atabillos (c 1471 or 1476 &ndash 26 June 1541 was a Spanish Conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire Cajamarca is located in the northern highlands of Peru and is the capital of the Cajamarca region. He was amazed by the gold exposed in vases and utensils.

During Colonial times, a rivalry started between the people of Lambayeque and Santiago de Miraflores de Saña. The reason of the conflict was the opulence in which the latter lived, even provoking the greed of pirates. Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering A flood in 1720, however, destroyed Saña and marked the end of a flourishing city. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting

The people of Lambayeque followed Juan Manuel Iturregui as their leader in the struggles for emancipation and independence from Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. He spread the libertarian ideas and helped get arms for the cause.

External links

• Sugar Production in Peru (Spanish)
• Rice Production in Peru (Spanish)
• Olmos Project Information
• Chiclayo map
• Museo Sipan - Spanish