La Convención Province
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| La Convención | |
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 Location of La Convención in the Cusco region |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Capital | Quillabamba |
| Area | |
| Area Elevation (capital) |
30,061.82 km2 |
| Population (as of the 2005 Census) | |
| Population - Total - Density |
165,415 (2005 census) 5.5/km² |
| Mayor | Hernan De La Torre Dueñas (2007) |
| Subdivisions | 10 districts |
| UBIGEO | 0809 |
| Official website | |
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La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
[edit] Boundaries
- North: Junín Region and Ucayali Region
- East: Madre de Dios Region
- South: Anta Province, Calca Province and Urubamba Province
- West: Ayacucho Region and Apurímac Region
[edit] Political division
The province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:
- Echarate (Echarate)
- Huayopata (Ipal)
- Kimbiri (Kimbiri)
- Maranura (Maranura)
- Ocobamba (Ocobamba)
- Pichari (Pichari)
- Quellouno (Quellouno)
- Santa Ana (Quillabamba)
- Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa)
- Vilcabamba (Lucma)
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