Departamento de Potosi (Departamento de Potosí), Potosí

Departamento de Potosi: Departamento de Bolivia

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Departamento de Potosí at a glance

Departamento de Potosí currently has 4 quality-checked populated place pages and 15 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Quick Facts about Departamento de Potosí

Country Bolivia
State Potosí (Bolivia)
Area 118218 km2
Latitude & Longitude -20.6667,-67.0000
Capital Potosí
Time Zone America/La_Paz
Local time 03:46:46 (16th April 2026)

Geography

Departamento de Potosí is located at 20°40'0"S 67°0'0"W (-20.6666700, -67.0000000). It has 7 neighbors: Provincia de Jujuy, Region de Tarapaca, Region de Antofagasta, Departamento de Tarija, Departamento de Oruro, Departamento de Cochabamba and Departamento de Chuquisaca.

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The largest city of Departamento de Potosí is Potosí with a population of 141,251. Other cities include, Tupiza population 22,233 and Uyuni population 10,293. See all Departamento de Potosí cities & populated places.

  • Nor Chichas Province
  • Alonso de Ibáñez Province
  • Daniel Campos Province
  • Cornelio Saavedra Province
  • Antonio Quijarro Province
  • Chayanta Province
  • Charcas Province
  • Nor Lípez Province
  • Rafael Bustillo Province
  • Sud Chichas Province
  • Enrique Baldivieso Province
  • Modesto Omiste Province
  • José María Linares Province
  • Tomás Frías Province
  • Sur Lípez Province
  • Bernardino Bilbao Province
Potosi, Potosí