La Convención is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
As part of the higher-altitude Amazon basin at the foot of the Andes, La Convención is one of three Peruvian provinces that prominently figure in national coffee production, the other being Chanchamayo province in Junín and Jaén province in Cajamarca.
Geography The province of La Convención is bounded to the north by the Junín Region and the Ucayali Region, to the east by the Madre de Dios Region, to the south by the provinces of Anta, Calca and Urubamba, and to the west by the Ayacucho Region and the Apurímac Region.
La Convención is approximately long from north to south. Within that distance, the land of La Convención reaches has a maximum elevation of at Salcantay,"Peakbagger,", accessed 17 Jul 2019 on the border of La Convención, Anta, and Urubamba provinces, and a minimum elevation of in the Amazon Basin along the Ucayali River. Between the glaciers and tundra of Salcantay and other high mountains to the rain forests of the Amazon Basin the topography is extremely rugged and varied.Google Earth
The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the province of La Convención (Cusco Region)
Political divisions The province is divided into fourteen districts (, singular: ), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts are: Districts of La Convención District Capital Area Population (2017)"La Convencion," . accessed 16 July 2019 elevation (of capital)Google Earth coordinatesGoogle Earth Notes Echarate Echarate 23,214 Huayopata Huyro 4,773 Inkawasi Amaybamba 4,285 Created 2014 from Vilcabamba Kimbiri District Kimbiri 15,962 Maranura District Maranura 4,134 Megantoni Camisea 6,969 Created 2016 from Echarate Ocobamba Ocobamba 4,327 Pichari District Pichari 22,961 Quelloúno Quellouno 13,311 Santa Ana Quillabamba 27,999 Santa Teresa Santa Teresa 5,972 Vilcabamba Lukma 9,557 Villa Kintiarina Villa Kintiarina 1,974 Created 2015 from Kimbiri Villa Virgen Villa Virgen 1,980 Created 2014 from Vilcabamba Total: La Convención Quillabamba 147,148 Note: The Peruvian government estimates an underenumeration nationwide in the 2017 census of about 6 percent."Peru: Cusco Region," , accessed 19 Jul 2019
Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens: Asháninka,www.peruecologico.com.pe/ Ashaninka Matsigenka,peruecologico.com.pe Machiguenga Yineperuecologico.com.pe Piro and Quechua. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (51.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.82% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Administrative divisions of Peru Chukchu Chuqik'iraw Inka Tampu, Huayopata Inka Tampu, Vilcabamba Llaqtapata Luq'umayu Machiguenga Communal Reserve Megantoni National Sanctuary Ñust'a Hisp'ana Otishi National Park Quchapata Quriwayrachina (archaeological site) Wamanmarka
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