Oruro

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Oruro is a city in western Bolivia best known for its rich mining history and its UNESCO-recognized Carnival, one of South America's most famous folkloric festivals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
capitalOf Oruro Department
climate cold semi-arid climate
continent South America
coordinateLocation -17.9833,-67.1500
country Bolivia
countryCapital Sucre (national constitutional capital of Bolivia)
linked to: Sucre
culturalHeritage Andean folkloric dances
caporales dance
diablada dance
morenada dance
demonym orureño
economy commerce
mining
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 3700 m
festival Carnival of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
foundedBy Manuel de Castro de Padilla
hasPart Cerro Pie de Gallo
San Felipe de Austria Church
San José mine
San Miguel Church
Socavón Sanctuary
Virgen del Socavón statue
heritageDesignation UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (for its Carnival)
historicalActivity silver mining
tin mining
inception 1606
knownFor Carnival of Oruro
linked to: Oruro

mining history
languageUsed Aymara
Quechua
Spanish
locatedIn western Bolivia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Oruro Department
locatedInOrOn Altiplano
linked to: Altiplano plateau
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
nearbyWaterBody Poopó Lake
Uru Uru Lake
linked to: Poopó Lake
originalName Real Villa de San Felipe de Austria
partOf Bolivian Altiplano region
linked to: Altiplano plateau
population over 250000 inhabitants
religiousTradition devotion to Virgen del Socavón
roadConnection Cochabamba
La Paz
Potosí
timeZone UTC−04:00
transport Juan Mendoza Airport
Oruro railway junction
UNESCORecognitionYear 2001

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Bolivia contains Oruro
Oruro knownFor Carnival of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Oruro festival Carnival of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Upper Peru mainCity Oruro
Uyuni hasRailConnectionTo Oruro
Oruro Department capital Oruro
Oruro Department knownFor Carnival of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Oruro Department contains city of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Oruro Department culturalEvent Carnival of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
western Bolivia hasCity Oruro
western Bolivia hasCulturalEvent Carnaval de Oruro
linked to: Oruro
San Miguel Church (Oruro) locatedIn Oruro
subject linked to: San Miguel Church
Socavón Sanctuary associatedWith Carnival of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Virgen del Socavón statue symbolOf Carnival of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Virgen del Socavón statue symbolOf city of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Virgen del Socavón statue associatedWith Carnival of Oruro UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
linked to: Oruro
Virgen del Socavón statue hasViewOf city of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Diablada dance isAssociatedWithCity Oruro
subject linked to: diablada dance
Diablada dance isPerformedAt Carnaval de Oruro
subject linked to: diablada dance
linked to: Oruro
morenada dance associatedWithFestival Carnaval de Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Caporales dance performedAt Carnival of Oruro
subject linked to: caporales dance
linked to: Oruro
Cerro Pie de Gallo overlooks city of Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Cerro Pie de Gallo near Oruro city center
linked to: Oruro
Carnaval Andino con la Fuerza del Sol relatedTo Carnaval de Oruro
linked to: Oruro
Uru Uru Lake nearCity Oruro