Province of Chota
The Province of Chota is one of the thirteen provinces that make up the Department of Cajamarca, under the administration of the regional government of Cajamarca, located in the north central part of Peru. It limits by the north with the province of Cutervo. On the east with the provinces of Utcubamba and Luya. To the south with the provinces of Hualgayoc and Santa Cruz. And on the west with the provinces of Chiclayo and Ferreñafe. From the hierarchical point of view of the Catholic Church is part of the Prelature of Chota, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Piura.