Morococha

Morococha is a former town in , a department of . From 2013 to 2025, its population and administrative functions were gradually transferred to Nueva Morococha, a planned community built about 6 miles away for the town's displaced residents.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 3,660 residents
  • Description: city in Junín, Peru
  • Also known as: “Nueva Morococha”

Morococha

Latitude
-11.58778° or 11° 35′ 16″ south
Longitude
-76.06301° or 76° 3′ 47″ west
Population
3,660
Elevation
3,986 metres (13,077 feet)
Open location code
57W5CW6P+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4470670395
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3934586
Wiki­data ID
Q766735
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Morococha” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Morococha”
  • Cebuano: “Morococha (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Morococha”
  • Dutch: “Morococha”
  • French: “Morococha”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Morococha”
  • Norwegian: “Morococha”
  • Spanish: “Morococha”
  • Swedish: “Morococha”

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