Ocú District is a district

Districts of Panama

The provinces of Panama and some of the comarcas are divided into districts . The district are further divided into corregimientos of Panama-Bocas del Toro Province:* Bocas del Toro District* Changuinola District* Chiriquí Grande District...

 (distrito) of Herrera Province

Herrera Province

Herrera is a province in Panama. Named after General Tomás Herrera, the province was founded on January 18, 1915 after a division of the Los Santos province. The capital city of Herrera is Chitré, which is located near the province's coastline...

 in Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. The population according to the 2000 census

2000 Panamanian census

The 2000 Panamanian census gathered important demographic and economic data for the Central American country of Panama. It was the tenth national census of population and sixth of housing. It was conducted on May 14, 2000 by the Republic of Panama General Directorate of Statistics and...

 was 15,936.The district covers a total area of 625 km². The capital lies at the city of Ocú

Ocú

Ocú is a town in the Herrera province of Panama.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into the following areas named corregimientos

Corregimientos of Panama

In Panama a corregimiento is a subdivision of a district.See*Coclé Province#Districts...

, but is also known like counties

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 in the USA:

Ocú

Ocú

Ocú is a town in the Herrera province of Panama.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

 (capital), Cerro Largo, Los Llanos, Llano Grande, Peñas Chatas, El Tijera and Menchaca.