Orinoca

Orinoca
Orinoca Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°58′02″S 67°15′30″W / 18.96722°S 67.25833°W / -18.96722; -67.25833Coordinates: 18°58′02″S 67°15′30″W / 18.96722°S 67.25833°W / -18.96722; -67.25833
Country	Bolivia
Department	Oruro Department
Province	Sud Carangas Province
Elevation	12,428 ft (3,788 m)
Population (2001)
– Total	163

Orinoca is a small town in the Bolivian Oruro Department.

Orinoca has 163 inhabitants^[1] (2001) and is the administrative center of Orinoca District. It is located at 18°58′02″S 67°15′30″W / 18.96722°S 67.25833°W / -18.96722; -67.25833 (Orinoca), 3,788 m above sea-level, 185 km south of the department's capital, Oruro, and 20 km west of Lake Poopó.

Orinoca is accessible by road, and a bus service that serves the town twice a week.

The village of Isallawi in the Orinoca District is the birthplace of Evo Morales, Bolivia's President.

References

1. ^ Localidades

External links

• Detailed province map