Oruro (English spelling)

Japanese: オルロ（英語表記）Oruro

Oruro is the capital of the department in southwestern Bolivia. It is located about 200 km southeast of La Paz, on the eastern edge of the Altiplano plateau in the Andes, at an altitude of about 3,700 m. Founded in 1606, it prospered as the center of a rich silver mining region during the Spanish colonial period. It declined when the silver mines were depleted in the 19th century, but developed again with the development of tin deposits. Tungsten and copper are also mined in the surrounding area. There is a large smelter in the city, which refines most of the tin produced in the country. It is the location of the Oruro Polytechnic University (1892). It is a transportation hub, with the main road and railway connecting La Paz and Potosi passing through it, and the junction of the road and railway leading to Cochabamba to the east. Population: 183,194 (estimated 1992).

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Japanese:

ボリビア南西部，オルロ県の県都。ラパスの南東約 200km，アンデス山脈中に広がるアルティプラノ高原の東縁部にあり，標高約 3700m。 1606年建設され，スペイン植民地時代には豊かな銀鉱地帯の中心地として繁栄。 19世紀銀鉱が枯渇するとともに衰退したが，その後スズ鉱床の開発に伴って再び発展。現在周辺ではタングステン，銅なども採掘されている。市内には大規模な精錬所があり，同国に産するスズの大部分を精錬する。オルロ工科大学 (1892) 所在地。交通の要地で，ラパスとポトシを結ぶ幹線道路，鉄道が通り，東のコチャバンバ方面へ通じる道路，鉄道の分岐点。人口 18万 3194 (1992推計) 。

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