Nuevo Occoro District

Nuevo Occoro
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Huancavelica
Founded May 10, 1955
Capital Occoro
Government
  Mayor Alfredo Pariona Sinche
Area
  Total 211.56 km2 (81.68 sq mi)
Elevation 3,825 m (12,549 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,638
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090113

Nuevo Occoro District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.82% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 12°35′41″S 75°01′11″W / 12.5948°S 75.0196°W / -12.5948; -75.0196

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