Potosí Department

department of Bolivia
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Potosí Department

Summary

Potosí Department is a department of Bolivia[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_bolivia category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Potosí Department is located in Bolivia[3].
  • Potosí Department is in the country of Bolivia[4].
  • Potosí Department's instance of is recorded as department of Bolivia[5].
  • Potosí Department's capital is recorded as Potosí[6].
  • Potosí Department's shares border with is recorded as Oruro Department[7].
  • Potosí Department's shares border with is recorded as Cochabamba Department[8].
  • Potosí Department's shares border with is recorded as Chuquisaca Department[9].
  • Potosí Department's shares border with is recorded as Tarija Department[10].
  • Potosí Department's shares border with is recorded as Jujuy Province[11].
  • Potosí Department's shares border with is recorded as Antofagasta Region[12].
  • Potosí Department's shares border with is recorded as Tarapacá Region[13].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alonso de Ibáñez Province[14].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Antonio Quijarro Province[15].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bernardino Bilbao Province[16].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Charcas Province[17].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chayanta Province[18].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cornelio Saavedra Province[19].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Daniel Campos Province[20].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Enrique Baldivieso Province[21].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as José María Linares Province[22].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Modesto Omiste Province[23].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nor Chichas Province[24].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nor Lípez Province[25].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rafael Bustillo Province[26].
  • Potosí Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sud Chichas Province[27].

Body

Geography

Potosí Department is in the country of Bolivia[4]. It is located in Bolivia[3]. It is part of South America Midwest Integrated Zone[28].

Physical Characteristics

Potosí Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+118218.0'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+823517'}[30] and {'amount': '+856419'}[31].

Designation and Status

Potosí Department's instance of is recorded as department of Bolivia[5].

Why It Matters

Potosí Department draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_bolivia category, ranking #3 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . censo.ine.gob.bo. censo.ine.gob.bo. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Watmildon · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag Q126174085
    Population {'amount': '+823517'}, {'amount': '+856419'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P163]]: [[Q126174085]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780204037131"
  2. 22d ago · Carwil · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Alonso de Ibáñez Province, Antonio Quijarro Province, Bernardino Bilbao Province +13
    Language used South Bolivian Quechua, Central Aymara
    Category of associated people Category:People from Potosí Department
    Aliases
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31060|batch #31060]]: Remove population data from Bolivian provinces (unsourced); departments (to make way for update from sam"
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