The Jaén Province is one of the thirteen provinces

Provinces of Peru

The provinces of Peru, known in Spanish as provincias, are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into districts . There are 195 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 regions except for the Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average...

 in the Cajamarca Region

Cajamarca Region

Cajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador...

 of Peru

Peru

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. Geographically, the province has a mountainous terrain crisscrossed by the rivers of the Huancabamba-Chamaya Basin, which drain towards the Marañón River

Marañón River

The Marañón River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andean valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and...

. Its weather is characterized by high temperatures all year long and heavy rains from October through March. Agriculture and husbandry absorb over half of the province workforce. rice

Rice

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 and coffee

Coffee

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 are main crops.

Political division

The province is divided into twelve districts.

• Jaén
  Jaén District
  Jaén District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Jaén de Bracamoros
  Jaén, Peru
  The city of Jaén is the capital of the Jaén Province in the Cajamarca Region of Peru. At an altitude of 740 meters above sea level it is considered part of the northern Sierra region of Peru. It has a warm and humid climate. Temperatures fluctuate between 15 and 33 degrees Celsius. Rice is the main...
  
  )
• Bellavista
  Bellavista District, Jaén
  Bellavista District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Bellavista)
• Chontali
  Chontali District
  Chontali District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Chontali)
• Colasay
  Colasay District
  Colasay District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Colasay)
• Huabal
  Huabal District
  Huabal District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru's Cajamarca region.-References:...
  
   (Huabal)
• Las Pirias
  Las Pirias District
  Las Pirias District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Las Pirias)
• Pomahuaca
  Pomahuaca District
  Pomahuaca District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Pomahuaca)
• Pucará
  Pucará District, Jaén
  Pucará District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Pucará)
• Sallique
  Sallique District
  Sallique District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Sallique)
• San Felipe
  San Felipe District
  San Felipe District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (San Felipe)
• San José del Alto
  San José del Alto District
  San José del Alto District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (San José del Alto)
• Santa Rosa
  Santa Rosa District, Jaén
  Santa Rosa District is one of twelve districts of the province Jaén in Peru.-References:...
  
   (Santa Rosa)