Oruro Department, Bolivia Genealogy

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



History

 * 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 tin mining center. For a time, the La Salvadora tin mine was the most important tin source in the world.
 * The department of Oruro has a population of approximately 495,000 people.

Provinces
Oruro Department is divided into the following provinces:

Online Records

 * 1566-1996 - at FamilySearch — index and images