Oruro
Oruro
Uru Uru | |
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City | |
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Socavón Dance of the Diablada Government of Oruro Metropolitan Cathedral Virgin of Socavón Lighthouse of Conchupata Altiplano between the towns of Cahuasi and Caracollo seen from the RN4 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): La capital minera de Bolivia (The mining capital of Bolivia) La capital folclore boliviano (The folklore capital of Bolivia) | |
Oruro Location within Bolivia Oruro Oruro (South America) | |
| 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 | Adhemar Wilkarani |
| Area | |
• City | 1,633 km2 (631 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,735 m (12,254 ft) |
| Population (2024 Census)[1] | |
• City | 297,497 |
| • Density | 182.2/km2 (471.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 351,802 |
| • Metro | 390,000 |
| Demonym | orureño -a (Spanish) |
| 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.