Ocongate District

Ocongate
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Quispicanchi
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Ocongate
Government
 • Mayor Graciano Mandura Crispín
Area
 • Total 952.66 km2 (367.82 sq mi)
Elevation 3,533 m (11,591 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 13,872
 • Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081210

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

The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks are listed below:[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 (90.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  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)
  • (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.

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

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