Jaén Province, Peru
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The Jaén Province is one of the thirteen provinces
Provinces of Peru
The provinces of Peru, known in Spanish as provincias, are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into districts . There are 195 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 regions except for the Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average...

 in the Cajamarca Region
Cajamarca Region
Cajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador...

 of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

. Geographically, the province has a mountainous terrain crisscrossed by the rivers of the Huancabamba-Chamaya Basin, which drain towards the Marañón River
Marañón River
The Marañón River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andean valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and...

. Its weather is characterized by high temperatures all year long and heavy rains from October through March. Agriculture and husbandry absorb over half of the province workforce. rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 and coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...

 are main crops.

Political division

The province is divided into twelve districts.
  • Jaén
    Jaén District
    Jaén District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Jaén de Bracamoros
    Jaén, Peru
    The city of Jaén is the capital of the Jaén Province in the Cajamarca Region of Peru. At an altitude of 740 meters above sea level it is considered part of the northern Sierra region of Peru. It has a warm and humid climate. Temperatures fluctuate between 15 and 33 degrees Celsius. Rice is the main...

    )
  • Bellavista
    Bellavista District, Jaén
    Bellavista District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Bellavista)
  • Chontali
    Chontali District
    Chontali District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Chontali)
  • Colasay
    Colasay District
    Colasay District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Colasay)
  • Huabal
    Huabal District
    Huabal District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru's Cajamarca region.-References:...

     (Huabal)
  • Las Pirias
    Las Pirias District
    Las Pirias District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Las Pirias)
  • Pomahuaca
    Pomahuaca District
    Pomahuaca District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Pomahuaca)
  • Pucará
    Pucará District, Jaén
    Pucará District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Pucará)
  • Sallique
    Sallique District
    Sallique District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Sallique)
  • San Felipe
    San Felipe District
    San Felipe District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (San Felipe)
  • San José del Alto
    San José del Alto District
    San José del Alto District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (San José del Alto)
  • Santa Rosa
    Santa Rosa District, Jaén
    Santa Rosa District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...

     (Santa Rosa)
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