Ocuviri District

Ocuviri
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Lampa
Capital Ocuviri
Government
  Mayor Mauro Cleto Quispe Calizaya
Area
  Total 878.26 km2 (339.10 sq mi)
Elevation 4,230 m (13,880 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,244
  Density 2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210705

Ocuviri District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.35% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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