Oruro, Bolivia
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Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of about 248,000 (2000). It is the capital of the department of Oruro.It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by population, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra, El Alto, La Paz, and Cochabamba. It is the capital of the Department of Oruro and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oruro. Oruro has been subject to cycles of boom and bust owing to its dependence on the mining industry, notably tin, tungsten (wolfram), silver and copper.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oruro,_Bolivia
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Coordinates: 17°57'1"S 67°5'20"W
- Cochabamba 116 km
- Sucre 218 km
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra 405 km
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra 408 km
- Parque Industrial P.I. 13 - Santa Cruz de la Sierra 418 km
- Tarija 462 km
- Ladário 1000 km
- Cáceres 1006 km
- Jardim 1180 km
- Nobres 1203 km
- Runway 01/19 1.5 km
- Oruro Bus Station 2 km
- Estadio Jesús Bermúdez 2.4 km
- Kori Chaca 8.5 km
- ancient levee 15 km
- Plaza 22 km
- Plaza 38 km
- possible pyramid 38 km
- Kori Kollo gold mine 44 km
- Colquiri 62 km
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