Department of Junín

Junín
Departamento de Junín (Spanish)
Sunin suyu (Quechua)
Department
View of the Andes Mountains
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Location of the Junín Region in Peru
Coordinates: 11°29′S 74°59′W / 11.48°S 74.98°W / -11.48; -74.98
CountryPeru
Subdivisions9 provinces and 123 districts
CapitalHuancayo
Government
 • GovernorZósimo Cárdenas Muje
(2023–actuality)
Area
 • Total
44,197.23 km2 (17,064.65 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,818 m (15,807 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
1,246,038
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
UBIGEO
12
Dialing code064
ISO 3166 codePE-JUN
Principal resourcesPotato, coffee, fruit, silver, zinc, lead.
Websitewww.regionjunin.gob.pe

Junín (Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈnin]) is a department and region in the central highlands and westernmost Peruvian Amazon. Its capital is Huancayo.

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