Oruro, Bolivia

Bolivia / Oruro /
 city, capital city of state/province/region

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.
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Coordinates:   17°57'1"S   67°5'20"W

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  • Oruro is a very great Bolivian city.
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