Jauja
Jauja | |
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Toun an municipality | |
 The Cathedral o Jauja, the first in Peru (an Sooth Americae), wis ordered tae be built bi Francisco Pizarro. | |
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  Jauja Location of Jauja in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 11°46′30″S 75°30′00″W / 11.77500°S 75.50000°W | |
| Kintra |  Peru |
| Region | Junín Region |
| Province | Jauja Province |
| Establisht | 25 Aprile 1534 |
| Elevation | 3400 m (11,200 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 16,424 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | jauja.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.