Concepción Province, Peru
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Concepción | |
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Location of Concepción in the Junín region |
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Coat of Arms | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Junín |
Capital | Concepción |
Area | |
Area Elevation (capital) |
3,067.52 km2 |
Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
Population - Total - Density |
71,215 (2002 estimate) 23.2/km² |
Mayor | Oscar Enrique Berrios Fuentes |
Subdivisions | 8 districts |
UBIGEO | 120201 |
Official website | |
www.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 Ocopa, which contains a vast library and artefacts that were acquired from the first Spanish expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.
[edit] Political division
The province is divided into seventeen districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
- Concepción
- Aco
- Andamarca
- Chambara
- Cochas
- Comas
- Heroínas Toledo
- Manzanares
- Mariscal Castilla
- Matahuasi
- Mito
- Nueve de Julio
- Orcotuna
- San José
- Santa Rosa de Ocopa
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Municipal website
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