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.

External links

-18.8425°N -65.7964°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ocuri · Bolivia .