Jauja | |
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 Laguna de Paca in the Jauja Province | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jauja in the Junín Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Junín |
| Founded | October 1533 |
| Capital | Jauja |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cesar Davila Veliz (2019–2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,749 km2 (1,447 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,336 m (10,945 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 83,257 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 1204 |
| Website | www.munijauja.gob.pe |
Jauja Province is a Peruvian province. It is one of the nine provinces of the Junín Region. To the north it borders with the Yauli, Tarma and Chanchamayo Provinces. To the east with the Satipo Province, to the south with the Concepción Province and to the west with the Lima Region. The capital of the Jauja Province is the city of Jauja (Quechua: Shausha or Sausa). The city was founded by Francisco Pizarro as the first capital of Peru.
Before the arrival of the Spaniards the province was called Hatun Xauxa (Quechua spelling variants: Hatun Shawsha or Hatun Sausa) and it was the main center of the nation Hatunwanka Xauxa, that consisted of Tawantinsuyu after the expansion of Pachakutiq Inca.