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Torotoro, Bolivia

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Country
  
Bolivia

Municipality
  
Toro Toro Municipality

Population
  
676 (2001)

Province
  
Charcas Province

Department
  
Potosí Department

Time zone
  
BST (UTC-4)

Local time
  
Monday 6:59 AM

Torotoro, Bolivia

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 96% Humidity

Toro Toro (or Torotoro) is a town in the Charcas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia.

Map of Torotoro, Bolivia

Torotoro was founded in the late colonial period by mestizo migrants from Cochabamba and legally confirmed as a municipality (municipio) on 21 November 1883. The municipality has an area of 1,169 km² and a population of 10,535 (2001).

Torotoro lies at an altitude of 2,676 m. It can only be reached by gravel roads from Estancia Sucusuma at the Río Caine. The town is at the centre of Torotoro National Park. It is 140 km south of Cochabamba.

References

Torotoro, Bolivia Wikipedia