Concepción Province, Peru

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Concepción
Province
Coat of arms of Concepción
Coat of arms
Location of Concepción in the Junín Region
Location of Concepción in the Junín Region
CountryPeru
RegionJunín
CapitalConcepción
Government
 • MayorBenjamín Próspero De la Cruz Palomino
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total
3,067.52 km2 (1,184.38 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
55,591
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
UBIGEO120201
Websitewww.municoncepcion.gob.pe

Concepción Province is one of nine provinces in the Junín Region in central Peru. Its capital is Concepción.

Notable sites include "El convento de Santa Rosa de Ocopa", which contains a vast library and artefacts that were acquired from the first Spanish expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

Geography

The Huaytapallana mountain range traverses the province.

Some of the highest peaks of the province are:[1]

Political division

The province is divided into seventeen districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)

11°55′07″S 75°18′46″W / 11.918478°S 75.312889°W / -11.918478; -75.312889


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