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.
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Geography
The Huaytapallana mountain range traverses the province.
Some of the highest peaks of the province are:
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