1. City in Bolivia:
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.
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2. Department of Bolivia
Oruro (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈɾuɾo]; Quechua: Uru Uru; Aymara: Ururu) is a department of Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km2.
Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.
The department is divided into 16 provinces which are further subdivided into municipalities and cantons.
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3. Lake in Bolivia
Uru Uru Lake is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia.
It is fed by the Desaguadero River and the Jach'a Jawira.
It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 km2.
The lake is formed by the flow of the Desaguadero River at its mouth into Lake Poopó, over the extensive sedimentation known as "Santo Tomás" from the small hermitage found there that was completely inundated.
The formation dates to 1962. The river connects Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopó.
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