Jaén, Peru

Jaén (Spanish: [xaˈen] ), founded as San Leandro de Jaén and then known as Jerez de la Frontera (later Nueva Jerez de la Frontera) and finally as Jaén de Bracamoros since April 1549, is a city which is the capital of the Jaén Province in the Cajamarca Region in Peru, located in the high jungle of northern Peru. It is the seat of the Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of St. Francis Xavier, also known as Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Peru.

Jaén
Jaén de Bracamoros
Town
Nickname: 
"Cuna de la peruanidad" (Birthplace of Peruvian-ness)
Jaén
Location of the city of Jaén in Peru
Coordinates: 5°42′30″S 78°48′30″W
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceJaén
FoundedApril 1549
Named forJaén, Spain
Government
  MayorFrancisco Delgado Rivera
Area
  Total53,725 km2 (20,743 sq mi)
Elevation
729 m (2,392 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total81,587
  Estimate 
(2015)
93,631
  Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
DemonymJaeno(a)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (PET)
Postal code
076
Websitewww.munijaen.gob.pe
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