Juanjuí
Encyclopedia
Juanjuí is a town in Northern Peru
, capital of the province Mariscal Cáceres
in the region San Martín
.Located in the left edge of Huallaga River
. There are 38,427 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census.
from the late eighteenth and early decades of the nineteenth century.
It is said that the pioneer of these immigrants was an Amerindian named Juan, who fled the Lamas, or by the mistreatment or persecution for justice of the missionaries. He came to give these territories and to live with the people of Chacho Village. After some years he returned to Lamas and brought his family and some other families who came attracted by the abundance of references wildlife. This immigration was intensified even further the independence cause. By then the settlement of Chacho Lamas was already known as the land of "Juan Huido", with it came more immigrants from Lamas.
Over the years, Juan Huido was derived the name of Juanjui to designate in any way to these territories.
On July 2, 1940. Juanjui was declared capital city of the new province of Mariscal Caceres
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, capital of the province Mariscal Cáceres
Mariscal Cáceres Province
The Mariscal Cáceres Province is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru.-Political division:The province is divided into five districts.* Campanilla * Huicungo * Juanjui * Pachiza...
in the region San Martín
San Martín Region
San Martín is a region in northern Peru. Most of the region is located in the upper part of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. Its capital is Moyobamba and the largest city in the region is Tarapoto.-Boundaries:* North and East: Loreto Region...
.Located in the left edge of Huallaga River
Huallaga River
The Huallaga River is a tributary of the Marañón River, part of the Amazon Basin. Old names for this river include Guallaga and Rio de los Motilones. The Huallaga is born on the slopes of the Andes in central Peru and joins the Marañón before the latter reaches the Ucayali River to form the Amazon....
. There are 38,427 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census.
History
The Spanish captain José Gaspar López Salcedo founded this city on September 24, 1827 under the name of Juanjui a contraction of "Juan Huido" (Juan, the escaped). The population of Juanjui originally formed mainly by immigrants from LamasLamas Province
The Lamas Province is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru.-Political division:The province is divided into eleven districts, which are:*Lamas*Alonso de Alvarado*Barranquita*Caynarachi*Cuñumbuqui*Pinto Recodo*Rumisapa...
from the late eighteenth and early decades of the nineteenth century.
It is said that the pioneer of these immigrants was an Amerindian named Juan, who fled the Lamas, or by the mistreatment or persecution for justice of the missionaries. He came to give these territories and to live with the people of Chacho Village. After some years he returned to Lamas and brought his family and some other families who came attracted by the abundance of references wildlife. This immigration was intensified even further the independence cause. By then the settlement of Chacho Lamas was already known as the land of "Juan Huido", with it came more immigrants from Lamas.
Over the years, Juan Huido was derived the name of Juanjui to designate in any way to these territories.
On July 2, 1940. Juanjui was declared capital city of the new province of Mariscal Caceres
Mariscal Cáceres Province
The Mariscal Cáceres Province is one of ten provinces of the San Martín Region in northern Peru.-Political division:The province is divided into five districts.* Campanilla * Huicungo * Juanjui * Pachiza...
Neighborhoods
In Juanjui, there are 8 representative neighborhoods around downtown:- Chambira
- Juanjuicillo
- La Merced
- La Victoria
- Puerto Amberes
- San Juan
- Santa Rosa