Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km². Its capital is the city of Oruro. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 391,870.
Provinces of Oruro
The department is divided into 16 provinces which are further subdivided into municipalities and cantons.
| Province |
Area (km²) |
Capital |
|
| Atahuallpa |
5,885 |
Sabaya |
| Carangas |
5,472 |
Corque |
| Cercado |
5,766 |
Oruro |
| Eduardo Avaroa |
4,015 |
Challapata |
| Ladislao Cabrera |
8,818 |
Salinas de Garcí Mendoza |
| Litoral |
2,894 |
Huachacalla |
| Puerto de Mejillones |
785 |
La Rivera |
| Nor Carangas |
870 |
Huayllamarca |
| Pantaleón Dalence |
1,210 |
Huanuni |
| Poopó |
3,061 |
Poopó |
| Sajama |
5,790 |
Curahuara de Carangas |
| San Pedro de Totora |
1,487 |
Totora |
| Saucarí |
1,671 |
Toledo |
| Sebastian Pagador |
1,972 |
Santiago de Huari |
| Sud Carangas |
3,536 |
Santiago de Andamarca |
| Tomas Barrón |
356 |
Eucaliptus |
Languages
The languages spoken in the department are mainly Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers. [1]
| Language |
Department |
Bolivia |
| Quechua |
134,289 |
2,281,198 |
| Aymara |
127,086 |
1,525,321 |
| Guaraní |
383 |
62,575 |
| Another native |
1,943 |
49,432 |
| Spanish |
342,332 |
6,821,626 |
| Foreign |
6,878 |
250,754 |
| Only native |
30,745 |
960,491 |
| Native and Spanish |
188,963 |
2,739,407 |
| Spanish and foreign |
153,439 |
4,115,751 |
Notable people
- Evo Morales who has been the Bolivian president since 2006 was born in the little village of Isallawi near Orinoca.
Places of interest
See also
References
External links
Coordinates: 18°40′S 67°40′W / 18.667°S 67.667°W / -18.667; -67.667
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