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14-849: The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province , to the east by the Paucartambo Province , to the south by the Cusco Province and the Quispicanchi Province , and to the west by the Urubamba Province . It is traversed by the Urupampa mountain range. One of the highest peaks of the province is Sawasiray at 5,818 m (19,088 ft). Other mountains are listed below: The Willkanuta River which flows through

28-639: A maximum elevation of 6,264 m (20,551 ft) at Salcantay , on the border of La Convención, Anta , and Urubamba provinces, and a minimum elevation of 284 m (932 ft) in the Amazon Basin along the Ucayali River . Between the glaciers and tundra of Salcantay and other high mountains to the rain forests of the Amazon Basin the topography is extremely rugged and varied. The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse

42-742: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . La Convenci%C3%B3n Province La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru . 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. The La Convención Province

56-851: Is bounded to the north by the Junín Region and the Ucayali Region , to the east by the Madre de Dios Region , to the south by the Anta Province , the Calca Province and the Urubamba Province , and to the west by the Ayacucho Region and the Apurímac Region . La Convención province is approximately 220 km (140 mi) long from north to south. Within that distance, the land of La Convención reaches has

70-463: Is the case in part of the Amazon rainforest. Colonization happens quickly and boundaries of districts are often not modified, except in large urban areas. This is less of a problem in the coast where communication is easier. However, reaching to large populations remain a problem in this area. This is a list of the top twenty Peruvian districts by population, population density, area and elevation (of

84-546: Is the language which the majority of the population (51.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.82% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language ( 2007 Peru Census ). 12°51′48″S 72°41′35″W  /  12.86333°S 72.69306°W  / -12.86333; -72.69306 This Cusco Region geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Districts of Peru The districts of Peru ( Spanish : distritos ) are

98-672: The Chala (coastal area) tend to be mid-sized except in low-density areas such as the Sechura Desert and part of the Southern coast, but all of them feature large populations due to emigration from other regions of the country that turned the Peruvian coast into the country's main economic powerhouse. Districts with a population of more than 10,000 inhabitants should ideally be subdivided, particularly if they are also large in area, as

112-469: The Sacred Valley is one of the most important rivers of the province. The province is divided into eight districts ( Spanish : distritos , singular: distrito ), each of which is headed by a mayor ( alcalde ). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are: The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of

126-500: The Peruvian Amazon rainforest . Once important settlements created during the era of colonization , they nowadays do not offer much space for agriculture. Deeper into the jungle, the districts of the 'selva alta' ( lower jungle ) have higher populations living on geographically large districts. Districts located outside the colonized area have very low populations that are entirely composed of Native Amazonian tribes. All over

140-431: The country, many districts have higher populations than the minimum required by law. This is true of the colonized areas of the rainforest, the northern Andes as well as in the southern Andes from Huancayo to the shores of Lake Titicaca , which is the historical heartland of the Peruvian highlands. These districts are old and tend to be smaller in area with high population densities since prehispanic times. Districts in

154-651: The dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern their whole jurisdictions and they often have high emigration rates. A similar pattern can be observed in many districts located in

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168-621: The population (69.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.47% of the residents started speaking in Spanish . The archaeological complex of P'isaq including Inti Watana is one of the prominent sites with remains of the Inca period in the province. Other archaeological sites are Chawaytiri , Llamayuq , Qhapaq Kancha and Mawk'ataray . 13°19′09″S 71°57′17″W  /  13.319304°S 71.954656°W  / -13.319304; -71.954656 This Cusco Region geography article

182-476: The province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: The province is divided into fourteen districts ( Spanish : distritos , singular: distrito ), each of which is headed by a mayor ( alcalde ). The districts are: Note: The Peruvian government estimates an underenumeration nationwide in the 2017 census of about 6 percent. The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens: Asháninka , Machiguenga , Yine and Quechua . Spanish

196-466: The third-level country subdivisions of Peru . They are subdivisions of the provinces , which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest , 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the coastal area. In

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