Ocoruro District
# Ocoruro District

Ocoruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uqururu (Aymara and Quechua for Mimulus glabratus) is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru.

## Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

* 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).

