Ocurí, Potosí Explained

Official Name:Ocurí
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Potosí Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Chayanta Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:2,200
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-18.8425°N -65.7964°W
Elevation M:4026

Ocurí is a town in the Bolivian Potosí Department.[1]

Ocurí is the administrative center of the Ocurí Municipality in the Chayanta Province. It is located about 100 km north of Potosí, the department capital, on a mountain ridge at an elevation of 4,026 m on Río Ocurí, a tributary of Río Guadalupe and Río Guadalajara.

Ocurí is situated on Route 6, the direct connection between Oruro and Sucre. Route 6 of almost 1,000 km length connects the departments of Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Potosí und Oruro with each other.

Ocurí has a population of about 2,200 inhabitants.

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-18.8425°N -65.7964°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ocuri,+Bolivia/@-18.8417909,-65.7987285,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x93fb86259b65cfa1:0xd84524b99519518f!8m2!3d-18.8412811!4d-65.7958726!16s%2Fm%2F02qfw9q?entry=ttu