Ocú is a town and

corregimiento ''Corregimiento'' (; , ) is a Spanish term used for country subdivisions for royal administrative purposes, ensuring districts were under crown control as opposed to local elites. A ''corregimiento'' was usually headed by a '' corregidor''. The ...

in Ocú District,

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

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

with a population of 7,006 as of 2010. It is the seat of Ocú District. Its population as of 1990 was 7,488; its population as of 2000 was 8,150. Ocú is recognized as one of the most authentic towns regarding Panamanian folklore and is recognized nationally for the Manito Festival held annually in the second week of August.

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Corregimientos of Herrera Province Populated places in Herrera Province {{Herrera-geo-stub