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Jesús, Peru

South America

Jesus is a town in central Peru, capital of the province of Lauricocha in the Huanuco region. It lies along the Lauricocha River at an elevation of about 3,486 meters.

Facts
Founding Year
1572 1
Founding Year
1572 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
Sources
1. Wikipedia (Spanish): Jesús (Lauricocha)
Wikipedia (Spanish)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
Fundada por los españoles en 1572.
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2. Jesús, Peru (Wikipedia)
Infobox: elevation_m
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3486
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.25, -78.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.25, -78.25
-7.25 -78.25 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Jesús - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3696088, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 3696088, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
-7.2497 -78.38035 P PPLA3 PE 06 0601 060106 0 2563 America/Lima
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Wikidata: Jesus, Peru
Wikidata Q125646, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Jesus, Peru (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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