San Ignacio, Perú
San Ignacio Perú | |
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Town | |
Parade ground of San Ignacio | |
| Coordinates: 5°08′44″S 79°00′06″W / 5.14556°S 79.00167°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Cajamarca Region |
| Province | San Ignacio Province |
| Established | creation May 12, 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juventino Sadón Gómez Torres |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,990 km2 (1,930 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 127,523 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanignacino (a) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Postal code | 076 |
| Website | www.munisanignacio.gob.pe |
The city of San Ignacio is one of the thirteen provinces that make up the Department of Cajamarca, under the administration of the regional government of Cajamarca, in Peru. It bordered on the north by the province of Zamora Chinchipe (Ecuador); on the east by the Department of Amazonas; on the south by the province of Jaen; on the west by the Department of Piura. It is known as the land of coffee, honey and natural forests. Its population by economic activity agriculture which is based exclusively to coffee.