Oruro Department, Bolivia Genealogy

Guide to Oruro Department ancestry, 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 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.

Online Records

 * 1566-1996 - at FamilySearch — index and images