Ocoruro District
District in Cusco, Peru
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Ocoruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uqururu (Aymara and Quechua for Mimulus glabratus)[1][2] is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru.[3]
Ocoruro
Uqururu | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Ocoruro | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Espinar |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Ocoruro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adolfo Alfredo Huarza Minauro |
| Area | |
• Total | 353.15 km2 (136.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,093 m (13,428 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,588 |
| • Density | 4.497/km2 (11.65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080804 |
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[4][5]
- Allqamarini
- Apachita
- Aqhu Phichaqa
- Atawallpa
- Atawallpa Much'u
- Ch'uwañuma
- Hatun Chhuka
- Huch'uy Mut'u
- Isankani
- Janq'u Q'awa
- Kuntur Sayana
- Machu Kunturuma
- Mut'u
- Pilluni
- Qaqa Urqu
- Q'ara Qullu
- Q'atawini
- Salla
- Tarujani
- Wallqa
- Wanu Wanu
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[6]
