Concepción province, Peru
Concepción | |
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Location of Concepción in the Junín Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Junín |
| Capital | Concepción |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benjamín Próspero De la Cruz Palomino (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,067.52 km2 (1,184.38 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 55,591 |
| • Density | 18.122/km2 (46.937/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 120201 |
| Website | www.municoncepcion.gob.pe |
Concepción is one of nine provinces in the Junín Region in central Peru. Its capital is Concepción.
Notable sites include "El convento de Santa Rosa de Ocopa", which contains a vast library and artefacts that were acquired from the first Spanish expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.