Ocros District, Huamanga

Ocros District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]

Ocros
District
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuamanga
FoundedJuly 15, 1936
CapitalOcros
Government
 • MayorAngel Hector Gutierrez De La Cruz
Area
 • Total194.67 km2 (75.16 sq mi)
Elevation
3,125 m (10,253 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total5,853
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050106

Geography

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

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
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
  3. 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)

13.3916°S 73.9180°W / -13.3916; -73.9180

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