Concepción
Concepción is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Concepción in the region Junín. 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 fought to the last man against 1,300 Peruvian soldiers and guerillas.
- Town with about 14,900 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,290 metres (10,780 feet)
- …is also known as “Concepción, Junín”
- Description: city in Peru
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Latitude
-11.91844° or 11° 55′ 6″ south
Longitude
-75.31304° or 75° 18′ 47″ west
Open location code
57W63MJP+JQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Concepción” goes by many names.
ConcepciónAsturian
KunsipsyunAymara
ConcepciónBasque
ConcepciónCatalan
ConcepciónCebuano
康塞普西翁Chinese
ConcepciónDutch
ConcepciónItalian
Concepción (Perù)Italian
KonsepsjonasLithuanian
ConcepciónOccitan (post 1500)
کانسپشنPersian
کانسپشن (خنین)Persian
KunsipsyunQuechua
Kunsipsyun, HuninQuechua
КонсепсьонRussian
Concepción, PeruSwedish
ConcepciónWaray (Philippines)
Concepción, JunínWaray (Philippines)
ConcepciónWelsh
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