Oruro
Oruro
Uru Uru | |
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City | |
From the top, left to right: Virgen del Socavón Church, Diablada, View of the city, Central post office, View of the city and Lake Uru Uru, Lighthouse of Conchupata, Altiplano between the towns of Cahuasi and Caracollo seen from the RN4. | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′S 67°07′W / 17.967°S 67.117°W | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Department | Oruro Department |
| Province | Cercado Province |
| Founded | November 1, 1606 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rossío Pimentel |
| Area | |
• City | 1,633 km2 (631 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,735 m (12,254 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | 351,802 |
| • Metro | 390,000 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Website | Official website |
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately 3,709 meters (12,169 ft) above sea level.
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, silver and copper.