La Convención Province
| La Convención Province | ||
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 Location of the province in the Cusco region |
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Cusco | |
| Seat | Quillabamba | |
| surface | 30,061.3 km² | |
| Residents | 147,148 (2017) | |
| density | 4.9 inhabitants per km² | |
| founding | July 25, 1857 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-CUS | |
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| Alcalde Provincial | Hernán De La Torre Dueñas (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 12 ° 21 ′ S , 72 ° 51 ′ W
The province of La Convención is one of the 13 Peruvian provinces that make up the Cusco region. It has an area of 30,062 km². At the 2017 census, there were 147,148 people in the province. In 1993 the population was 157,240, in 2007 166,833.
Geographical location
It is the largest province in the region and also forms its northern end. It borders the Junín and Ucayali regions to the north, the Madre de Dios region to the east, the Ayacucho and Apurímac regions to the west, and the Paucartambo , Calca , Urubamba and Anta provinces to the south .
Administrative division
The province of La Convención is divided into a total of 14 districts. The Santa Ana district is the seat of the provincial administration.
Camisea gas project
The Camisea project for natural gas production is one of the largest gas production projects in Peru. Production started in 2004 after the completion of the gas pipeline ( Gasoducto de Camisea ) to the Conchan refinery in the Lurín district on the coast, which was built between 2001 and 2004 . The gas from the province of La Convención is partly used to supply the Lima metropolitan region ( Área Metropolitana de Lima ), and partly it is exported.
Hostage taken in 2012
In April 2012, the province of La Convención hit the international media because around 40 employees of the Camisea consortium were presumably kidnapped by supporters of the Sendero Luminoso guerrilla . Due to military pressure, the kidnappers released their hostages a few days later.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Peru: Cusco Region; Provinces and Districts . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ↑ Se celebran 10 años de la llegada del gas de Camisea. Radio Programas del Perú (RPP), November 10, 2014, accessed on March 30, 2020.
- ↑ INFOAMAZONAS
- ↑ INFOAMAZONAS
