Ocongate District

Coordinates: 13°37′45″S 71°23′10″W / 13.6293°S 71.3860°W / -13.6293; -71.3860
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Ocongate
Siwinaqucha
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceQuispicanchi
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalOcongate
Government
 • MayorGraciano Mandura Crispín
Area
 • Total952.66 km2 (367.82 sq mi)
Elevation
3,533 m (11,591 ft)
Population
 • Total13,872
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081210

The Ocongate District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Ocongate.

Geography[edit]

The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks are listed below:[1]

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 (90.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ 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)
Sources
  • (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.

13°37′45″S 71°23′10″W / 13.6293°S 71.3860°W / -13.6293; -71.3860