Tarma | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Junín |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tarma |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Fathy Jiménez |
Area Total Km2: | 2749.16 |
Elevation M: | 3053 |
Population Total: | 89590 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 1207 |
The Tarma Province is a Peruvian province, making up one of the nine provinces that conform the Junín Region. To the north it borders with the Junín Province, the east with the Chanchamayo Province, the south with the Jauja Province and the west with the Yauli Province.
The region has an area of 2749.16km2, which represents the 6.2% of the departmental territory. It is located in a position privileged, touristy and economic, halfway between the capital and the high forest, and point of convergence of various routes towards the central forest. The climate is temperate and mild during most of months predominates.
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]
The province is divided into nine districts.