City profile · Bolivia · South America
Oruro
Oruro · Bolivia
City population
208,684
#5
in Bolivia
#1
in Oruro
#2,751
worldwide
-17.972, -67.093 · 226 km from Sucre
About Oruro
Oruro is a city in Oruro, Bolivia with a population of 208,684. It is the 5th largest of the 39 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bolivia, and the 2,751st largest worldwide. It lies 226 km from Sucre.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Oruro
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
3,885 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/La_Paz
Coordinates
-17.972, -67.093
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 39 in BoliviaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.