Jauja Province

Jauja Province is a Peruvian province. It is one of the nine provinces of the Junín Region. To the north it borders with the Yauli, Tarma and Chanchamayo Provinces. To the east with the Satipo Province, to the south with the Concepción Province and to the west with the Lima Region. The capital of the Jauja Province is the city of Jauja (Quechua: Shausha or Sausa). The city was founded by Francisco Pizarro as the first capital of Peru.

Before the arrival of the Spaniards the province was called Hatun Xauxa (Quechua spelling variants: Hatun Shawsha or Hatun Sausa) and it was the main center of the nation Hatunwanka Xauxa, that consisted of Tawantinsuyu after the expansion of Pachakutiq Inca.

Geography
The province lies in the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. The Paryaqaqa mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Paryaqaqa (Tulluqutu) at 5750 m. Other mountain are listed below:

• Antaqucha

• Antikuna

• Chaka Marka

• Challwaqucha

• Chawpiqucha

• Ch'uychu

• Kima Rumi

• Kuntur Sinqa

• Kushuru Q'asa

• K'ulluq

• Marayniyuq

• Marayrasu

• Marayrasu (Apata)

• Mata Mach'ay

• Mayu Kancha

• Muntirayuq

• Muntirayuq (Pomacancha)

• Muruqucha

• Muyupampa

• Pichana

• Puywan

• Phiruruyuq

• Qiwllaqucha

• Qullqa Tampu

• Qullqi P'ukru

• Qura Kancha

• Quriwasi

• Qutu Pukyu

• Suyruqucha (Junín)

• Suyruqucha (Junín-Lima)

• Tunshu

• Tuku Mach'ay (Apata)

• Tuku Mach'ay (Canchayllo)

• Tunki

• T'uru Qurin

• T'uruqucha

• Uqsha Mach'ay

• Utkhulasu

• Waqraqucha

• Waqutuyuq

• Wayta Pallana

• Wira Qullpa

• Wiraqucha

• Yana Uqsha

• Yanaqa

• Yuraq Kancha

Some of the largest lakes of the province are Antaqucha, Asulqucha, Challwaqucha, Llaksaqucha, Mankhaqucha, Pumaqucha, Qarwaqucha, Ñawinqucha, Warmiqucha, Wich'iqucha and Yuraqqucha.

Political division
The Province of Jauja is divided into 34 districts: