Oruro
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Country | Bolivia |
Capital | Oruro |
Provinces | 16 |
Government | |
• Body | Departmental Legislative Assembly of Oruro |
• Governor | Johnny Franklin Vedia (MAS-IPSP) |
Area | |
• Total | 53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi) |
Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 570,194 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
HDI (2019) | 0.727[1] high · 4th of 9 |
Languages | Spanish, Quechua, Aymara |
GDP (2023) | constant Dollar of 2015[2] |
- Total | US$ 1.6 billion Int$ 3.7 billion (PPP) |
- Per capita | US$ 2,700 Int$ 6,400 (PPP) |
Website | www |
Oruro (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈɾuɾo]; Quechua: Uru Uru; Aymara: Ururu) is a department of Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi). Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.