Oruro

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Oruro Uru Uru
City
From the top, left to right: Virgen del Socavón Church, Diablada, View of the city, Central post office, View of the city and Lake Uru Uru, Lighthouse of Conchupata, Altiplano between the towns of Cahuasi and Caracollo seen from the RN4.
Flag Coat of arms
Oruro Location within Bolivia Show map of Bolivia Oruro Oruro (South America) Show map of South America
Coordinates: 17°58′S 67°07′W / 17.967°S 67.117°W / -17.967; -67.117
Country	Bolivia
Department	Oruro Department
Province	Cercado Province
Founded	November 1, 1606
Government
• Mayor	Rossío Pimentel
Area
• City	1,633 km2 (631 sq mi)
Elevation	3,735 m (12,254 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[1][dead link][dead link]
• Urban	351,802
• Metro	390,000
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)
Website	Official website

Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru^[1] is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation),^[2] 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 (wolfram), silver and copper.