Concepción Province, Peru

Coordinates: 11°55′07″S 75°18′46″W / 11.918478°S 75.312889°W / -11.918478; -75.312889
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Template:Infobox Province Peru Concepción Province is one of nine provinces in the Junín Region in central Peru. Its capital is Concepción.

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

Geography

The Waytapallana mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[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)

External links

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