La Convención Province
La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
La Convención | |
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Province | |
Choquequirao, an Inca ruin. | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of La Convención in the Cusco Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Capital | Quillabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hernán De La Torre Dueñas (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30,061.82 km2 (11,606.93 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 147,148 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0809 |
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 state and Jaén province in Cajamarca state.
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