Nuevo Occoro District
Nuevo Occoro | |
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| 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 | |
• Total | 2,638 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090113 |
Nuevo Occoro District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[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 (77.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.82% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
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| Angaraes | |
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| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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