Potosí

Summary

Potosí is a city^[1]. Potosí ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,791 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Potosí was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Potosí is located in Potosí Municipality^[4].
• Potosí is in the country of Bolivia^[5].
• Potosí's head of government is recorded as Q134178612^[6].
• Potosí's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Potosí's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Potosí's instance of is recorded as urban area^[9].
• Potosí's official language is recorded as Spanish^[10].
• Potosí's official language is recorded as Aymara^[11].
• Potosí's official language is recorded as Quechua^[12].
• Potosí's official language is recorded as Guarani^[13].
• Potosí's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Luis Potosí^[14].
• Potosí's twinned administrative body is recorded as Calama^[15].
• Potosí's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cusco^[16].
• Potosí is part of Potosí Department^[17].
• Potosí's Commons category is recorded as Potosí^[18].
• Potosí's patron saint is recorded as Q27559021^[19].
• Potosí's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[20].
• Potosí's local dialing code is recorded as 02^[21].
• 1545 marks the founding of Potosí^[22].
• Potosí's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -19.589166666666667, 'lon': -65.75333333333333}^[23].
• Potosí's official website is recorded as http://www.potosi.bo/^[24].
• Potosí's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Potosí^[25].
• Potosí's Commons gallery is recorded as Potosí^[26].
• Potosí has a population of {'amount': '+189652'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Potosí is in the country of Bolivia^[5]. Potosí is located in Potosí Municipality^[4]. Potosí is part of Potosí Department^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Potosí covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+118.218'}^[28]. Potosí sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4070'}^[29]. Potosí has a population of {'amount': '+189652'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], big city^[8], and urban area^[9]. Potosí's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[30].

History and Context

1545 marks the founding of Potosí^[22].

Why It Matters

Potosí ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,791 views/month).^[2] Potosí has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Potosí is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]