Cercado Province (Oruro)
Province in Oruro, Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cercado is a province in the northeastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Its capital is Oruro. The hamlet of Paria, established in 1535, was the first Spanish settlement in Bolivia and previously had been a regional capital of the Inca Empire. Paria is located in Soracachi municipality.
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Cercado | |
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Coordinates: 17°58′S 66°50′W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Department | Oruro |
Capital | Oruro |
Area | |
• Total | 5,162 km2 (1,993 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 241,230 |
• Density | 46.7/km2 (121/sq mi) |
• Ethnicities | Quechua Aymara |
Languages spoken | |
• Spanish | 96.7% |
• Quechua | 43.3% |
• Aymara | 25.5% |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
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