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 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 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 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:

Districts of La Convención Province
District	Capital	Area	Population (2017)	elevation (of capital)	coordinates	Notes
Echarate	Echarate	21,284 km (8,218 sq mi)	23,214	1,326 m (4,350 ft)	12°46′05″S 72°34′37″W / 12.768°S 72.577°W / -12.768; -72.577
Huayopata	Huyro	530 km (200 sq mi)	4,773	1,559 m (5,115 ft)	13°00′25″S 72°33′14″W / 13.007°S 72.554°W / -13.007; -72.554
Inkawasi	Amaybamba	773 km (298 sq mi)	4,285	1,768 m (5,801 ft)	13°17′20″S 73°15′54″W / 13.289°S 73.265°W / -13.289; -73.265	Created 2014 from Vilcabamba
Kimbiri District	Kimbiri	788 km (304 sq mi)	15,962	739 m (2,425 ft)	12°37′12″S 73°47′20″W / 12.620°S 73.789°W / -12.620; -73.789
Maranura District	Maranura	165 km (64 sq mi)	4,134	1,110 m (3,640 ft)	12°57′50″S 72°39′50″W / 12.964°S 72.664°W / -12.964; -72.664
Megantoni	Camisea	10,708 km (4,134 sq mi)	6,969	303 m (994 ft)	11°27′00″S 73°02′02″W / 11.450°S 73.034°W / -11.450; -73.034	Created 2016 from Echarate
Ocobamba	Ocobamba	863 km (333 sq mi)	4,327	1,543 m (5,062 ft)	12°52′16″S 72°26′49″W / 12.871°S 72.447°W / -12.871; -72.447
Pichari District	Pichari	813 km (314 sq mi)	22,961	614 m (2,014 ft)	12°31′12″S 73°49′48″W / 12.520°S 73.830°W / -12.520; -73.830
Quelloúno	Quellouno	1,965 km (759 sq mi)	13,311	800 m (2,600 ft)	12°38′13″S 72°33′25″E / 12.637°S 72.557°E / -12.637; 72.557
Santa Ana	Quillabamba	392 km (151 sq mi)	27,999	1,063 m (3,488 ft)	12°52′05″S 72°41′31″W / 12.868°S 72.692°W / -12.868; -72.692
Santa Teresa	Santa Teresa	1,329 km (513 sq mi)	5,972	1,811 m (5,942 ft)	13°07′12″S 72°35′38″W / 13.120°S 72.594°W / -13.120; -72.594
Vilcabamba	Lukma	2,329 km (899 sq mi)	9,557	2,764 m (9,068 ft)	13°03′47″S 72°55′59″W / 13.063°S 72.933°W / -13.063; -72.933
Villa Kintiarina	Villa Kintiarina	199 km (77 sq mi)	1,974	693 m (2,274 ft)	12°55′05″S 73°31′44″W / 12.918°S 73.529°W / -12.918; -73.529	Created 2015 from Kimbiri
Villa Virgen	Villa Virgen	439 km (169 sq mi)	1,980	731 m (2,398 ft)	13°00′04″S 73°18′18″W / 13.001°S 73.305°W / -13.001; -73.305	Created 2014 from Vilcabamba
Total: La Convención	Quillabamba	30,062 km (11,607 sq mi)	147,148

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 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).

• Administrative divisions of Peru

Chukchu Chuqik'iraw Inka Tampu, Huayopata Inka Tampu, Vilcabamba Llaqtapata Luq'umayu Machiguenga Communal Reserve

Megantoni National Sanctuary Ñust'a Hisp'ana Otishi National Park Quchapata Quriwayrachina (archaeological site) Wamanmarka

12°51′48″S 72°41′35″W / 12.86333°S 72.69306°W / -12.86333; -72.69306