Oruro Department facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Department of Oruro
Santuario de la Virgen del Socavón, Carnaval de Oruro, 2007
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Bolivia
Country	Bolivia
Capital	Oruro
Provinces	16
Area
• Total	53,588 km2 (20,690 sq mi)
Population  (2012 census)
• Total	494,178
• Density	9.22180/km2 (23.88436/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
ISO 3166-2	BO-O
Languages	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Oruro is a department in Bolivia. Think of a department like a large state or region within a country. The main city and capital of this department is also called Oruro.

Provinces of Oruro

The Oruro department is split into 16 smaller areas called provinces. These provinces are then divided into even smaller parts known as municipalities and then cantons. This helps manage the different areas and communities.

Province	Map #	Area (km²)	Population (2012 census)	Capital	Map of Oruro's provinces
Carangas	10	5,472	11,041	Corque
Cercado	2	5,766	309,277	Oruro
Eduardo Avaroa	5	4,015	33,248	Challapata
Ladislao Cabrera	12	8,818	14,678	Salinas de Garci Mendoza
Litoral	13	2,894	10,409	Huachacalla
Nor Carangas	8	870	5,502	Huayllamarca
Pantaleón Dalence	3	1,210	29,497	Huanuni
Poopó	4	3,061	16,775	Poopó
Puerto de Mejillones	16	785	2,076	La Rivera
Sabaya	15	5,885	10,924	Sabaya
Sajama	14	5,790	9,390	Curahuara de Carangas
San Pedro de Totora	9	1,487	5,531	Totora
Saucarí	7	1,671	10,149	Toledo
Sebastian Pagador	6	1,972	13,153	Santiago de Huari
Sud Carangas	11	3,536	7,231	Santiago de Andamarca
Tomás Barrón	1	356	5,267	Eucaliptus

Note: Eduardo Abaroa Province (#5) is located both north and south of Sebastián Pagador Province (#6).

Places to Visit

Oruro has many interesting natural and historical sites:

• Sajama National Park: A beautiful park with amazing landscapes.
• Parinacota Volcano: A tall, impressive volcano.
• Sajama Lines: Mysterious ancient lines drawn on the ground.
• Poopó Lake: A large lake, though its size can change.
• Lake Uru Uru: Another important lake in the region.
• Paria: This was the very first Spanish settlement in Bolivia. It was also an important city for the Inca Empire long ago.

See also

In Spanish: Departamento de Oruro para niños