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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 556 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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JUNIN , an interior See also:

department of central See also:Peru, bounded N. by See also:Huanuco, E. by See also:Loreto and See also:Cuzco, S. by See also:Huancavelica, and W. by See also:Lima and See also:Ancachs. Pop. (1906 estimate), 305,700. It lies wholly within the Andean See also:zone and has an See also:area of 23,353 sq. m. It is See also:rich in minerals, including See also:silver, See also:copper, See also:mercury, See also:bismuth, See also:molybdenum, See also:lead and See also:coal. The Huallaga and See also:Man-taro See also:rivers have their See also:sources in this department, the latter in See also:Lake Junin, or Chanchaycocha, 13,230 ft. above See also:sea-level. The See also:capital of Junin is Cerro de Pasco, and its two See also:principal towns are Jauja and Tarma (pop., 1906, about 12,000 and 5000 respectively).

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