Chanchamayo (in hispanicized spelling) or Chanchamayu (Quechuachanchay to walk and leap about, to walk quickly and confused, chancha chancha to walk quickly and irregularly, shancha a kind of bird, mayu river)[1][2] is a province in northern Junín Region, in central Peru.
The name of the province derives from the river Chanchamayu, whose source is in the AndeanSierra and flows northwards becoming the Perené River.
The province has an estimated population of 151,489 (2017), half of whom live in the provincial capital, La Merced. Another important town in the province is San Ramón. Both towns are on the west side of the province, surrounded by mountains and close to tourist attractions like jungle forests, waterfalls and thermal springs.
Downstream the Perené river, towards the east side of the province, the land becomes flatter and more suited for agriculture. The town Bajo Pichanaqui has grown a lot in recent years as a local center of agricultural markets.
The Chanchamayo province is famous for citrus production and quality coffee growing.
The first inhabitants of this territory were the Yanesha' people and Ashaninkas. The first reported European presence in the area dates back to 1635, when Franciscan Fray Juan Jerónimo Jiménez founded the settlement of San Buena Ventura de Quimiri which was three kilometres (2 mi) away from present-day Chanchamayo.
Political divisionedit
The six districts of the Chanchamayo province.
The province is divided into six districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
chanchamayo, province, chanchamayo, hispanicized, spelling, chanchamayu, quechua, chanchay, walk, leap, about, walk, quickly, confused, chancha, chancha, walk, quickly, irregularly, shancha, kind, bird, mayu, river, province, northern, junín, region, central, . Chanchamayo in hispanicized spelling or Chanchamayu Quechua chanchay to walk and leap about to walk quickly and confused chancha chancha to walk quickly and irregularly shancha a kind of bird mayu river 1 2 is a province in northern Junin Region in central Peru ChanchamayoProvinceA bridge in the San Ramon DistrictFlagCoat of armsLocation of Chanchamayo in the Junin RegionCountryPeruRegionJuninCapitalLa MercedGovernment MayorHermenegildo Navarro 2023 2026 Area Total4 723 4 km2 1 823 7 sq mi Population Total151 489 Density32 km2 83 sq mi Websitewww wbr munichanchamayo wbr gob wbr pe The name of the province derives from the river Chanchamayu whose source is in the Andean Sierra and flows northwards becoming the Perene River The province has an estimated population of 151 489 2017 half of whom live in the provincial capital La Merced Another important town in the province is San Ramon Both towns are on the west side of the province surrounded by mountains and close to tourist attractions like jungle forests waterfalls and thermal springs Downstream the Perene river towards the east side of the province the land becomes flatter and more suited for agriculture The town Bajo Pichanaqui has grown a lot in recent years as a local center of agricultural markets The Chanchamayo province is famous for citrus production and quality coffee growing Contents 1 History 2 Political division 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe first inhabitants of this territory were the Yanesha people and Ashaninkas The first reported European presence in the area dates back to 1635 when Franciscan Fray Juan Jeronimo Jimenez founded the settlement of San Buena Ventura de Quimiri which was three kilometres 2 mi away from present day Chanchamayo Political division edit nbsp The six districts of the Chanchamayo province The province is divided into six districts Spanish distritos singular distrito each of which is headed by a mayor alcalde The districts with their capitals in parentheses are Chanchamayo Chanchamayo San Luis de Shuaro San Luis de Shuaro Perene Perene Pichanaqui Bajo Pichanaqui San Ramon San Ramon Vitoc Pucara See also editChiri Yaku Kuntur Muyunan Pampa Hermosa Reserved ZoneReferences edit Teofilo Laime Ajacopa 2007 Diccionario Bilingue Iskay simipi yuyayk anch Quechua Castellano Castellano Quechua PDF La Paz Bolivia futatraw ourproject org Diccionario Quechua Espanol Quechua Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua Gobierno Regional Cusco Cusco 2005 Quechua Spanish dictionary 11 03 16 S 75 19 45 W 11 054387 S 75 329036 W 11 054387 75 329036 nbsp This Junin Region geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chanchamayo Province amp oldid 1221837470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
