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==History==
== History ==
* The department of Oruro was created on September 5, 1826.
* The department of Oruro was created on September 5, 1826.
* Oruro was restored by the Bolivian Europeans at the end of the 19th century as a mining center.
* Oruro was restored by the Bolivian Europeans at the end of the 19th century as a mining center.
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* The department of Oruro has a population of approximately 495,000 people. <ref>Wikipedia Collaborators, "Departamento de Oruro," in ''Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia'', https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamento_de_Oruro. Visited May 3, 2018. </ref>
* The department of Oruro has a population of approximately 495,000 people. <ref>Wikipedia Collaborators, "Departamento de Oruro," in ''Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia'', https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamento_de_Oruro. Visited May 3, 2018. </ref>


==Provinces==
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==Online Records==
== Online Records ==
*'''1566-1996''' {{RecordSearch|1922463|Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996}} at FamilySearch index and images
*'''1566-1996''' {{RecordSearch|1922463|Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996}} at FamilySearch - [[Bolivia Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


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Revision as of 16:22, 17 January 2023

Guide to Oruro Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

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History[edit | edit source]

  • The department of Oruro was created on September 5, 1826.
  • Oruro was restored by the Bolivian Europeans at the end of the 19th century as a mining center.
  • Briefly the Salvadora tin mine was the most important source in the world.
  • The department of Oruro has a population of approximately 495,000 people. [1]

Provinces[edit | edit source]

Tomás BarrónNor CarangasSan Pedro de TotoraMejillonesPantaleón DalencePoopóSebastián PagadorEduardo AbaroaCercado (Oruro)SaucaríCarangasSud CarangasLadislao CabreraLitoral de AtacamaSabayaSajamaOruro Department Map.png

Online Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia Collaborators, "Departamento de Oruro," in Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia, https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamento_de_Oruro. Visited May 3, 2018.