Jayanca District

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Jayanca
District
COA Jayanca District in Lambayeque Province.png
Coat of arms
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Lambayeque
Province Lambayeque
Capital Jayanca
Government
 •  Mayor Juan Augusto Purisaca Vigil
Area
 • Total680.96 km2 (262.92 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 • Total14,206
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 140304
Website munijayanca.gob.pe

Jayanca District is one of twelve districts of the Lambayeque Province in the Lambayeque region, Peru. [1] [2]

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History

The district's origin is unclear, however in his book Misceláneas Australes Enrique Brünning reports that the valley was settled by Llapchillully, the favored tailor of Naylamp, the mythical founder of Lambayeque. [3] American anthropologist Izumi Shimada has claimed that the district's first inhabitants, the Sarayoq, belonged to the Andean civilization known as Chavín de Huántar, who formed their first rural settlements in the fertile valleys of Jayanca, Salas, and Motupe.

During the Incan period Jayanca was subdued by the Inca Huayna Capac who, commanding 40,000 men, left Cusco and headed for Quito. During his voyage, he conquered several valleys of the north coast, among them Jayanca. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Jayanca. Municipalidad Distrital de Jayanca . Retrieved March 16, 2008.
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved March 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ Brüning, Hans Heinrich (1989). Estudios monográficos del Departamento de Lambayeque. Chiclayo, Perú: Sociedad de Investigación de la Ciencia, Cultura y Arte Norteo.
  4. ↑ Aranibar Zerpa, Carlos (1964). Pachacutec. Lima, Perú: Editorial Universitaria.

Coordinates: 6°23′44″S79°49′48″W / 6.3955°S 79.8301°W / -6.3955; -79.8301

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