Jaén, Peru
Jaén
Jaén de Bracamoros | |
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Town | |
View of Jaén | |
| Nickname: "Cuna de la peruanidad" (Birthplace of Peruvian-ness) | |
| Coordinates: 5°42′30″S 78°48′30″W / 5.70833°S 78.80833°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Cajamarca |
| Province | Jaén |
| Founded | April 1549 |
| Named after | Jaén, Spain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Delgado Rivera |
| Area | |
• Total | 53,725 km2 (20,743 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 729 m (2,392 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 81,587 |
• Estimate (2015) | 93,631 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jaeno(a) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Postal code | 076 |
| Website | www.munijaen.gob.pe |
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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.