GRURO

[s. 583] : A town in Bolivia, capital of the district of Oruro; formerly capital of the republic; situated 155 miles by rail S. S. E. of La Paz. It is the center of a tin and silver mining district. StaPopulation, 8,500. Altitude, 12,117 feet. tion of the (1898), with (1903) 2 mi ionaries, one with his wife; 1 woman mi ionary, and day school. The first Protestant church in 1 Bolivia was organized here in 1902. ch111.xhtml b 583