Province of Chota

The Province of Chota is one of the 13 provinces which compose the Région of Cajamarca in the north of the Peru. It is limited

  • to north by the Province of Cutervo,
  • in the east by the provinces of Utcubamba and Luya (Région of Amazonas),
  • in the south by the provinces of Celendín, Hualgayoc and Santa Cruz
  • in the west by the provinces of Ferreñafe and Chiclayo (Région of Lambayeque).

Administrative divisions

The province has a surface of 3 795,10 km ² and is divided into 19 district S.

  • Chota

  • Anguía
  • Chadín
  • Chalamarca
  • Chiguirip
  • Chimban
  • Choropampa
  • Cochabamba
  • Conchán
  • Huambos
  • Lajas
  • Llama
  • Miracosta
  • Paccha
  • Pión
  • Querocoto
  • San Juan de Licupis
  • Tacabamba
  • Tocmoche

Population

The population of the province was estimated in 2002 at 196.555 inhabitants.

Capital

The capital of the province is the town of Chota .

Remarkable sites

There exist important archaeological vestiges like
  • the turns of Chiguirip, Agomarca and Chetilla,
  • the ruins of Churucancha, Condorcaga, Andamayo, Samacuy, Viejo Huambos and Chot-Marc.

One can also benefit from thermal springs of Cumpampa (Tacabamba), Tacshana (Conchán), Choropampa and Chadín, and of those of Chancay.

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