Jauja

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Jauja
Town and municipality
Partial view of Jauja's Plaza Mayor, from its northeast corner
Partial view of Jauja's Plaza Mayor, from its northeast corner
Official seal of Jauja
Seal
Jauja is located in Peru
Jauja
Jauja
Location of in Peru
Coordinates: 11°46′30″S 75°30′00″W / 11.77500°S 75.50000°W / -11.77500; -75.50000
Country Peru
RegionJunín
ProvinceJauja
EstablishedApril 25, 1534
Elevation
3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2015)[1]
15,432
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitewww.munijauja.gob.pe

Jauja (Shawsha Wanka Quechua: Sausa,[2] Shawsha[3] or Shausha,[4] formerly in Spanish Xauxa, with pronunciation of "x" as "sh")[5] is a city and capital of Jauja Province in Peru. It is situated in the fertile Mantaro Valley, 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the northwest of Huancayo (the capital of Junín Region), at an altitude of 3,400 metres (11,200 ft). Its population in 2015 was 15,432 .[6]

Jauja, which flourished for a short time, was once the capital of Spanish Peru, prior to the founding of Lima as the new capital.[7] Its name is referenced in the popular Spanish expression país de Jauja, which literally means "country of Jauja", but is used figuratively to mean a "never never land" or a "land of milk and honey". The town, with a laid back ambiance and salubrious climate, has narrow streets with houses painted blue. Laguna de Paca lake is close to the city.[7][8]

  1. ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ Smith, Gavin (1989-11-15). Livelihood and Resistance: Peasants and the Politics of Land in Peru. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-91202-1.
  3. ^ Rick Floyd (1992), "Una comparación entre el quechua Shawsha y el quechua Wanka." In: Estudios etno-lingüísticos II Archived 2016-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Stephen G. Parker (ed.), pp. 102-135. Documento de Trabajo 23. Yarinacocha: Ministerio de Educación and Instituto Lingüístico de Verano.
  4. ^ John R. Wroughton (1996), Gramática y textos del quechua Shausha Huanca Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Documento de Trabajo 30. Pucallpa: Ministerio de Educación and Instituto Lingüístico de Verano.
  5. ^ Paredes, Américo (1995). A Texas-Mexican cancionero: folksongs of the lower border. University of Texas Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-292-76558-4.
  6. ^ "Peru". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  7. ^ a b Barrett, Pam (2002). Peru. Langenscheidt Publishing Group. p. 319. ISBN 981-234-808-5. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  8. ^ "Huancayo Information". Peru 4U. Retrieved 2010-10-08.