La Oroya
La Oroya is a city on the River Mantaro and capital of the Yauli Province, located in the Department of Junin in central Peru. It is situated on the eastern watershed of the Andes at an altitude of 3,745 m, some 176 km east-north-east of the national capital, Lima. La Oroya is the location of a smelting operation that earned the town a place on the Blacksmith Institute's 2007 report on "The World's Worst Polluted Places". It is also the eastern endpoint of the Central Highway of Peru (Carretera Central).
La Oroya
San Jerónimo de la Oroya | |
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Town | |
View of some rail stations and the city | |
La Oroya | |
| Coordinates: 11.522°S 75.910°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Junín |
| Province | Yauli |
| District | La Oroya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saturnino Mc Gerson Camargo Zavala (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 388.42 km2 (149.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,745 m (12,287 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 24,476 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | www.oroya.com.pe |
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