Nuevo Occoro District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]
Nuevo Occoro | |
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District | |
Country | ![]() |
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 (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,638 |
• Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090113 |
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]
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Acobamba | |
Angaraes | |
Castrovirreyna |
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Churcampa |
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Huancavelica | |
Huaytará | |
Tayacaja |
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