Oruro Department

- 18.666666666667 - 67.666666666667Koordinaten: 18 ° 40 ' S, 67 ° 40 ' W

The Oruro Department is located in western Bolivia, bordering Chile. It extends in the Andean highlands of the Altiplano over 53,588 km ², is the capital Oruro.

Economy

Oruro is the traditional center of mining in Bolivia ( tin, lead and silver), which is, despite many mine closures in recent decades to be an important economic factor.

Population

The population of the department of Oruro has risen in the last fifty years more than doubled:

Provinces

The Oruro Department is divided into 16 provinces (after the name of the province followed, the population at the time of the 2001 census ):

Biggest Towns

Provincial capital of and largest city is Oruro, other important cities are Huanuni, Challapata and Caracollo.

Policy

Overall result in the department of Oruro in the regional elections from April 4, 2010:

Oruro, Bolivia Sabaya Province Carangas Province Cercado Province (Oruro) Eduardo Abaroa Province Ladislao Cabrera Province Litoral Province (Bolivia) Nor Carangas Province Puerto de Mejillones Province Sajama Province San Pedro de Totora Province Sud Carangas Province Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples Without Fear Movement National Unity Front Revolutionary Nationalist Movement Beni Department Chuquisaca Department Cochabamba Department La Paz Department (Bolivia) Pando Department Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Tarija Department
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