Ocongate District Explained

Ocongate
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cusco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quispicanchi
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 2, 1857
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Ocongate
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Graciano Mandura Crispín
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:952.66
Elevation M:3533
Population Total:13872
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:081210

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]

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    Notes and References

    1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
    2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe