Concepción, Junín Explained

Official Name:Concepción
Flag Size:Escudo de Concepción Perú.jpg
Pushpin Map:Peru
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Junín
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Concepción
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Concepción
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Benjamín Próspero De la Cruz Palomino
(2019-2022)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:8 December 1537
Population As Of:2017
Settlement Type:Town
Population Total:15428
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:concepcionino/a
Timezone:PET
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:-11.9185°N -75.3129°W
Elevation M:3283
Website:www.municoncepcion.gob.pe

Concepción is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Concepción in the region Junín.[1] [2] During the War of the Pacific in July 1882, Concepción was the location of the Battle of La Concepción, in which a force of 77 Chilean soldiers was annihilated by 1,300 Peruvians.

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Notes and References

  1. Municipalidad Provincial de Concepción. Municipalidad Provincial de Concepción. Retrieved March 1, 2008