Map of Junín
Junín is a first-level division of Peru. Its largest mapped city is Huancayo, with about 412,733 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Junín, and the tables list its 7 mapped cities.
- Cities Mapped
- 7
- Largest City
- Huancayo
- Country
- Peru
Interactive Map of Junín
About Junín
Junín is a city in Central Peru, capital of the Junín Province in the Department of Junín. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Junín, at an elevation of 4,107 m (13,474 ft). It was founded as Town of Kings in 1539 and elevated to city level by the Law No. 9834, on October 27, 1943, during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugarteche.
Raúl Pacheco and Gladys Tejeda, both Olympic marathon runners, were born here.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Junín, Peru (CC BY-SA 4.0).
History of Junín: Empires and States
The atlas records 3 polities whose mapped territory included part of Junín, from The Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) in 1475 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) | 1475–1539 CE |
| The Spanish Empire | 1540–1821 CE |
| Republic of Peru | 1822–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Junín
Junín on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Junín
7 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huancayo | 412,733 | Junín | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Tarma | 51,350 | Junín | Populated place |
| 3 | La Oroya | 33,345 | Junín | Populated place |
| 4 | Jauja | 21,057 | Junín | Populated place |
| 5 | Satipo | 15,532 | Junín | Populated place |
| 6 | Junín | 15,320 | Junín | Populated place |
| 7 | San Ramon | 14,708 | Junín | Populated place |
Junín: Quick Answers
- Where is Junín?
- Junín is a first-level division of Peru, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 11.4784° S, 75.4872° W.
- What is the largest city in Junín?
- Huancayo is the largest city mapped in Junín, with a metropolitan population of about 412,733.
- How many cities are in Junín?
- YearMaps maps 7 cities and towns in Junín, with a combined metropolitan population of about 564,045. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.