Ocros District, Huamanga
Ocros | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Huamanga |
Founded | July 15, 1936 |
Capital | Ocros |
Government | |
• Mayor | Angel Hector Gutierrez De La Cruz |
Area | |
• Total | 194.67 km2 (75.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,125 m (10,253 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,853 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 050106 |
Ocros District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest mountains of the district is Hatun Rumi at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Challwa Q'asa
- Hatun Tarayuq
- Qiwlla Pata
- Urqu Punta
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)