La Oroya District

La Oroya District is one of ten districts of the Yauli Province in . It is a region that is rich in zinc, lead and copper.
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La Oroya District

Latitude
-11.6053° or 11° 36′ 19″ south
Longitude
-75.8567° or 75° 51′ 24″ west
Population
14,000
Elevation
3,897 metres (12,785 feet)
Open location code
57W694VV+V8
Geo­Names ID
8350461
Wiki­data ID
Q1478051
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Uzbek—“La Oroya District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Uruya jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Cebuano: La Oroya (distrito)
  • Cebuano: La Oroya
  • Chinese: 拉奧羅亞區
  • Dutch: La Oroya
  • French: La Oroya
  • Georgian: ლა-ოროიის რაიონი
  • German: Distrikt La Oroya
  • German: La Oroya
  • Italian: distretto di La Oroya
  • Italian: Distretto di La Oroya
  • Portuguese: La Oroya
  • Quechua: Uruya distritu
  • Spanish: Distrito de La Oroya
  • Swedish: Distrito de La Oroya
  • Swedish: La Oroya
  • Urdu: لا اورویا ضلع
  • Uzbek: La Oroya tumani

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