Potosí Municipality is the capital
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of the
Tomás Frías Province in the
Potosí Department
Potosí (; Southern Quechua, Quechua: ''P'utuqsi''; Aymara language, Aymara: ''Putusi'') is a Departments of Bolivia, department in southwestern Bolivia. Its area is 118,218 km2 and its population is 856,419 (2024 census). The capital is the ...
in
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. Its seat is
Potosí
Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Potosí Department, Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the list of highest cities in the world, highest cities in the wo ...
which is the capital of the department as well.
Geography
The
Potosí mountain range
The Potosí mountain range in Bolivia is situated east and southeast of the city of Potosí. It is at least 25 km long stretching from north to south. Its highest mountain is Khunurana (Anaruyu) rising up to 5,071 m (16,637 ft). Th ...
traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:
Subdivision
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
* Chulchucani
* Wari Wari
* Potosí
*
Tarapaya
Demographics
The people are predominantly
indigenous citizens of
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
descent.
[obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)]
See also
*
Jayaq Mayu
*
Khari Khari Lakes
*
Tarapaya River
References
External links
Potosí Municipality: population data and map
Municipalities of Potosí Department
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