Official Name: | Toro Toro |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Potosí Department |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Charcas Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Toro Toro Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 676 |
Timezone: | BOT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | -18.1333°N -111°W |
Torotoro (or Toro Toro) is a town in the Charcas Province, Potosí Department, 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 road from Estancia Sucusuma at the Río Caine. The town is at the centre of Torotoro National Park. It is 140 km south of Cochabamba.