Potosí
city in Bolivia
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Summary
Potosí is a city[1]. Potosí ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,708 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Potosí Municipality[4]
- Country: Bolivia[5]
- Head of government: Q134178612[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], urban area[8]
- Official language: Spanish[9], Aymara[10], Quechua[11], Guarani[12]
- Twinned administrative body: San Luis Potosí[13], Calama[14], Cusco[15]
- Part of: Potosí Department[16]
- Commons category: Potosí[17]
- Patron saint: Q27559021[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 02[20]
- Inception: 1545[21]
- Official website: http://www.potosi.bo/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Potosí[23]
- Commons gallery: Potosí[24]
- Population: 189,652[25]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Capital of: Potosí Department[30]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[31]
- Official name: Potosí[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Potosí[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Potosí[34]
- Native label: Potosí[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Potosí[36]
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Physical Characteristics
Potosí covers an area of 118.218 km²[37]. Potosí sits at an elevation of 4070 m[38].
Why It Matters
Potosí has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Potosí is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]