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Cajamarca
Cajamarca Department · Peru
City population
201,329
#15
in Peru
#1
in Cajamarca Department
#2,847
worldwide
-7.164, -78.500 · 566 km from Lima
About Cajamarca
Cajamarca is a city in Cajamarca Department, Peru with a population of 201,329. It is the 15th largest of the 135 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Peru, and the 2,847th largest worldwide. It lies 566 km from Lima.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Cajamarca Department
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
2,700 m
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
-7.164, -78.500
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 135 in PeruClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.