San Ignacio, Perú

San Ignacio Perú
Town
Parade ground of San Ignacio
San Ignacio Perú
Location of the city of San Ignacio in Peru
Coordinates: 5°08′44″S 79°00′06″W / 5.14556°S 79.00167°W / -5.14556; -79.00167
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca Region
ProvinceSan Ignacio Province
Establishedcreation May 12, 1965
Government
 • MayorReguberto García Ordóñez
Area
 • Total
4,990 km2 (1,930 sq mi)
Elevation
1,260 m (4,130 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
127,523
 • Density25.6/km2 (66.2/sq mi)
DemonymSanignacino (a)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (PET)
Postal code
076
Websitewww.munisanignacio.gob.pe

The city of San Ignacio is the capital of San Ignacio, one of the thirteen provinces that make up the Department of Cajamarca, under the administration of the regional government of Cajamarca, in Peru. It borders the province of Zamora Chinchipe (Ecuador) to the north, the Department of Amazonas to the east, the province of Jaen to the south and the Department of Piura to the west. It is known as the land of coffee, honey and natural forests. Its population by economic activity agriculture which is based exclusively to coffee.