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Jauja
Toun an municipality
The Cathedral o Jauja, the first in Peru (an Sooth Americae), wis ordered tae be built bi Francisco Pizarro.
The Cathedral o Jauja, the first in Peru (an Sooth Americae), wis ordered tae be built bi Francisco Pizarro.
Official seal of Jauja
Seal
Jauja is located in Peru
Jauja
Jauja
Location of Jauja in Peru
Coordinates: 11°46′30″S 75°30′00″W / 11.77500°S 75.50000°W / -11.77500; -75.50000
Kintra Peru
RegionJunín Region
ProvinceJauja Province
Establisht25 Aprile 1534
Elevation
3400 m (11,200 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total16,424
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitejauja.info

Jauja (Quechua: Xauxa) is a ceety an the caipital o Jauja Province in Peru. It is situatit in the fertile Mantaro Glen, 45 kilometres (28 mi) tae the northwast o Huancayo (the caipital o Junín Region), at an altitude o 3,400 metres (11,200 ft). Its population accordin tae the 2007 census wis 16,424.

Jauja, which flourished for a short time, wis ance the caipital o Spainyie Peru, prior tae the foondin o Lima as the new caipital. It forms the popular expression pais de jauja, which literally means "kintra o Jauja", but figuratively means “niver niver laund o milk an honey”. The toun, wi a laid back ambiance an salubrious climate, haes narrae streets wi hooses paintit blue. Laguna de Paca lake is close tae the ceety.