Country Peru Founded January 2, 1857 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 3,533 m Province Quispicanchi Province | Region Cusco Capital Ocongate UBIGEO 081210 Area 952.7 km² | |
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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.
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Map of Ocongate, Peru
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks are listed below:
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).
References
Ocongate District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA