Orinoca is a

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(''cantón'') in the

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in the Bolivian Sud Carangas Province in

Oruro Department Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178. Provinces of Oruro The departme ...

Location

The Orinoca District is located at {{coord, 18, 58, S, 67, 15, W, type:landmark_region:BO, name=Orinoca, 3,800 m above sea-level, on the western shore of Lake Poopó, 180 km (115 mi) south of

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. Its extension from north to south and from east to west is 35 km. In December 2015, the lake was declared dried up, except for some marshy patches. People in the area had relied on the lake for water for personal and agricultural use.

Population

The population of the district increased at 34.0% from 1,259 inhabitants (

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1992) to 1,687 inhabitants (2001). There is no urban population in this district. 44.9% of the population are younger than 15 years old; the rate of

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is 77.7% (1992). According to studies in 1992, the most spoken language in the province is

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, spoken by 97.0%, while 76.7% of the population speak

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and 43.3%

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(1992). 71.4% of the population are

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, 17.5% are Anglican Protestant (1992). The village of Isallawi in the Orinoca District is the birthplace of

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, President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019.

Living standards

97.5% of the population have no access to running water or sanitary facilities; 100.0% have no

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(1992).

Economy and infrastructure

The rural population is largely dedicated to agriculture (

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es,

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, corn and

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s) and raising herds of

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s and

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s. Orinoca is accessible only by road; a bus service that reaches the town twice a week.

Division

The district is subdivided in the following subdistricts and

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s and

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s (''localidades''), in brackets the population of 2001: *Orinoca (Parantorre) (1.081) **Comunidad Agua Cruz (67) **Comunidad Ancorcaya (202) **Lagiloma (12) **Estancia Lloco (94) **Estancia Mara Mara (146) ** Orinoca (163) **Comunidad Parantorre (7) **Estancia Pucarani (59) **Thola Loma (1) **Estancia Tunavi (87) **Estancia Ichucollo (18) **Calavillca (159) **Chauca (66) *Vice Canton Chihuo (167) **Ayllu Ichura 107 **Chihuo 60 *Ayllu Ichura (261) **Estancia Pataquiri 82 **Comunidad Rosa Pata 179 *Calavillca (86) **Lagiloma 27 **Thola Loma 59 *Ucumasi (47) **Ucumasi (47) *Ayllu Inchura (45) **San Cristobal De Pallini (45)

External links

Province map Population dataSubdivisionsLos alimentos escasean en Orinoca (Spanish)
Cantons of Bolivia Cantons of Oruro Department de:Kanton Orinoca qu:Jurinuqa kantun