Orinoca
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| Coordinates: 18°58′02″S 67°15′30″W / 18.96722°S 67.25833°WCoordinates: 18°58′02″S 67°15′30″W / 18.96722°S 67.25833°W | |
| 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, 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.
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