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225:
210:
1462:
459:
669:
467:
200:
1774:
1366:
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47:
451:
1297:, the last real cavalry charge in South America where no shot was fired. Major events of national importance occurred during this period: Huancayo hosted the Assembly that issued the 1839 Constitution and on December 3, 1854,
1289:
Woolen mills (known in
Spanish as "obrajes" or "mills") were created during the viceroyalty, where the tissue and its craft became a tradition that continues today. On September 13, 1825,
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614:
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).
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people, who lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and tended to be hostile towards outsiders. Meanwhile, the southwestern
Mantaro Valley was inhabited by the
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500:
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is located in the south central area of the region. This range holds a great fault which is the reason earthquakes happen in the area. The upper
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224:
181:
1386:
111:
1763:
83:
1381:
1444:
1216:
90:
64:
1429:
97:
35:
1334:
1437:
1818:
1544:
1242:
130:
79:
1224:
1741:
209:
1319:
1400:
17:
1220:
821:). The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Junín Region by province:
68:
1756:
1314:
1940:
1788:
1484:
1324:
702:
1868:
1649:
1344:
534:
1893:
1699:
1828:
1564:
427:
104:
1848:
1604:
559:
entirely within Peru, is located in the region, except for its northernmost tip which belongs to the
371:
1798:
1504:
489:, has snowy and ice-covered peaks. On the east, there are high glacier valleys which end up in high
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1853:
1749:
1614:
1205:
1950:
1833:
1574:
1461:
1813:
1534:
1209:
57:
1459:
1873:
1808:
1803:
1659:
1524:
1514:
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570:
It is rich in minerals, including silver, copper, mercury, bismuth, molybdenum, lead and coal.
522:. This area concentrates a large share of the region's population. Towards the east, near the
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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the eastern plains of the Junín region, known in
Quechua as "Pampas," were inhabited by the
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1863:
1793:
1719:
1639:
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1339:
678:
431:
1773:
8:
1898:
1883:
1878:
1823:
1709:
1679:
1669:
1554:
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issued a decree creating what is now the Junín Region, to commemorate his victory in the
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519:
423:
683:
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1858:
1689:
1629:
1290:
1260:
1294:
199:
1838:
1584:
1480:
714:
1771:
1298:
738:
31:
1645:
806:
802:
798:
690:
634:
418:
155:
1777:
1465:
1407:
833:
750:
595:
564:
435:
172:
542:
1665:
1600:
818:
810:
774:
762:
726:
583:
515:
508:
743:
1934:
1920:
1377:
1372:
1302:
1268:
755:
591:
253:
240:
161:
1715:
1560:
1329:
814:
618:
587:
579:
560:
530:, with highly inclined hillsides, covered by woods under low-lying clouds.
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458:
1279:
668:
603:
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1390:. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 556.
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478:
1570:
466:
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1580:
1530:
1275:
1272:
546:
495:
1194:
46:
1725:
1655:
1610:
1590:
1520:
1510:
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conquered this region in 1460, bringing it under the domain of the
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622:
504:
439:
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291:
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695:
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This article is about the region. For the
Peruvian province, see
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became the region's main highway rest stop on the Inca Trail.
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767:
731:
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runs from
November to April, and from December to March in
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regions in the south and in the west it is bordered by the
556:
273:
801:, the language learnt first by most of the residents was
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rivers, is located on the eastern side of the region.
809:(9.29%). The Quechua varieties spoken in Junín are
518:
becomes wider before Jauja up to the limit with the
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143:Department in 9 provinces and 123 districts, Peru
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642:
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633:The region is divided into nine provinces (
526:, there is an abundance of narrow and deep
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394:Potato, coffee, fruit, silver, zinc, lead.
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655:). The provinces and their capitals are:
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25:
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1028:
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62:
50:
39:
28:
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22:
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11:
5:
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918:Chanchamayo
815:Yaru Quechua
796:
788:Demographics
652:
651:, singular:
648:
641:, singular:
632:
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186:View of the
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18:Junín Region
1849:La Libertad
1605:La Libertad
1481:Chachapoyas
1401:inei.gob.pe
1280:Inca Empire
889:Concepción
684:Chanchamayo
679:Chanchamayo
604:Lima Region
487:Lima Region
257: /
121:August 2013
1935:Categories
1894:San Martín
1854:Lambayeque
1700:San Martín
1615:Lambayeque
1466:Department
1147:1,152,257
708:Concepción
703:Concepción
639:provincias
574:Boundaries
553:Lake Junin
479:topography
424:department
338:Population
298:Government
173:Department
91:newspapers
1814:Cajamarca
1696:Moyobamba
1535:Cajamarca
1531:Cajamarca
1276:Pachacuti
1273:Sapa Inca
1265:Asháninka
1204:does not
947:Huancayo
839:Asháninka
827:Province
793:Languages
661:Province
649:distritos
644:provincia
496:Altiplano
446:Geography
432:highlands
346:1,246,038
1874:Moquegua
1809:Ayacucho
1804:Arequipa
1799:Apurímac
1789:Amazonas
1726:Pucallpa
1660:Moquegua
1656:Moquegua
1611:Chiclayo
1601:Trujillo
1591:Huancayo
1525:Ayacucho
1521:Ayacucho
1515:Arequipa
1511:Arequipa
1505:Apurímac
1485:Amazonas
1404:Archived
1305:slaves.
1284:Huancayo
1263:and the
1261:Yanesha'
1138:998,161
1126:107,012
1087:106,217
1078:100,309
1058:178,656
1049:122,661
971:440,937
962:386,622
942:158,346
933:136,580
860:Chupaca
846:Spanish
830:Quechua
780:La Oroya
720:Huancayo
715:Huancayo
653:distrito
623:tropical
596:Ayacucho
505:La Oroya
491:plateaus
440:Huancayo
292:Huancayo
1919:Peru's
1909:Ucayali
1834:Huánuco
1730:Ucayali
1636:Iquitos
1575:Huánuco
1571:Huánuco
1501:Abancay
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1351:Sources
1269:Huancas
1225:removed
1210:sources
1185:History
1178:100.00
1132:37,072
1116:46,980
1107:45,050
1043:30,945
1037:18,433
1034:Satipo
1029:28,724
1020:24,254
1000:86,906
991:84,776
950:52,904
921:14,723
913:56,470
904:52,293
884:49,021
875:45,616
807:Quechua
803:Spanish
696:Chupaca
691:Chupaca
635:Spanish
625:areas.
610:Climate
584:Ucayali
528:canyons
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399:Website
288:Capital
270:Country
245:74°59′W
242:11°29′S
162:Quechua
156:Spanish
105:scholar
1904:Tumbes
1864:Loreto
1819:Callao
1794:Áncash
1720:Tumbes
1716:Tumbes
1640:Loreto
1626:Huacho
1545:Callao
1541:Callao
1495:Ancash
1491:Huaraz
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1169:86.63
1144:1,384
1135:7,663
1095:1,826
1092:Yauli
1066:5,657
1063:Tarma
1046:6,148
1008:4,418
1005:Junín
979:1,903
976:Jauja
927:5,965
892:3,986
863:3,162
855:Total
834:Aymara
756:Satipo
751:Satipo
543:Perené
539:jungle
524:jungle
428:region
386:PE-JUN
360:UBIGEO
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1884:Piura
1879:Pasco
1844:Junín
1824:Cusco
1710:Tacna
1706:Tacna
1680:Piura
1676:Piura
1670:Pasco
1595:Junín
1555:Cuzco
1551:Cusco
1382:Junin
1257:Incas
1175:0.12
1172:0.01
1166:0.67
1163:3.22
1160:0.07
1157:9.29
1122:Total
775:Yauli
768:Tarma
763:Tarma
744:Junín
739:Junín
732:Jauja
727:Jauja
664:Seat
588:Cusco
580:Pasco
483:range
411:Junín
150:Junín
112:JSTOR
98:books
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1621:Lima
1470:Peru
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1084:150
1055:186
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