Poopó
Poopó is a Bolivian town, capital of the province of Poopó, in the department of Oruro. Emma Heberlein is the mayor. The economy is dominated by the mining industry.- Type: Village with 1,720 residents
- Description: town in Bolivia
- Also known as: “Poopo”
Poopó
- Categories: human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Oruro, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-18.37927° or 18° 22′ 45″ south
Longitude
-66.96698° or 66° 58′ 1″ west
Population
1,720
Elevation
3,711 metres (12,175 feet)
Open location code
57HMJ2CM+76
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Waray—“Poopó” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Poopó”
- Chinese: “波波”
- Croatian: “Poopó”
- Dutch: “Poopó”
- French: “Poopo”
- French: “Poopó”
- German: “Poopo”
- German: “Poopó”
- Irish: “Poopó”
- Japanese: “ポオポ”
- Portuguese: “Poopo”
- Portuguese: “Poopó”
- Quechua: “Poopó”
- Quechua: “Puwpu”
- Quechua: “Villa Poopó”
- Russian: “Поопо”
- Scots: “Poopo”
- Scots: “Poopó”
- Spanish: “Poopo”
- Spanish: “Poopó”
- Swedish: “Poopo”
- Swedish: “Poopó”
- Waray (Philippines): “Poopó, Oruro”
- Waray (Philippines): “Poopó”
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