Puerto Ocopa
| Puerto Ocopa | |||
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| Coordinates | 11 ° 9 ′ S , 74 ° 18 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Peru | ||
| Junín | |||
| province | Satipo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-JUN | ||
| District | Río Tambo | ||
| height | 323 m | ||
| Residents | 754 (2017) | ||
Puerto Ocopa is a place in the Junín region in eastern Peru .
location
Puerto Ocopa is located in the Peruvian Eastern Cordillera at the confluence of the Río Pangoa into the Río Perené , shortly before it joins the Río Apurímac to the Río Tambo . The place is at an altitude of 323 m .
Puerto Ocop is located 500 kilometers northeast of the Peruvian capital Lima , a three- hour drive from the nearest larger city of Satipo .
population
Puerto Ocopa has a population of 754 (2017 census) with a decreasing trend, of which 50% are children, two thirds of whom are orphans as a result of the fighting of the terrorist organization Shining Path against the Peruvian army .
history
Puerto Ocopa was founded by Franciscans in the Asháninka region in 1922 with the declared aim of giving orphaned children in the Franciscan Mission a new home. Today, several thousand resettled Asháninka live in the region around Puerto Ocopa.
Others
Puerto Ocopa has two airplane runways with a length of 1220 m each.