Ocros District, Huamanga

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Ocros District is one of fifteen districts in the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho region, Peru. Its capital is Ocros. The district was founded on July 15, 1936, and its mayor is Angel Hector Gutierrez De La Cruz.

Geography and population
- Area: 194.67 square kilometers
- Elevation: 3,125 meters above sea level
- Population (2005 census): 5,853
- Population density: about 30 people per square kilometer
- Time zone: UTC-5
- UBIGEO code: 050106

Geography highlights
- Hatun Rumi is one of the district’s highest mountains, at about 4,200 meters.

People and language
- The people are mainly of Quechua descent.
- In the 2007 census, about 81.69% learned Quechua as their first language, while 17.74% learned Spanish first.