Salar de Uyuni

salt flat in Bolivia
LakeBodyOfWater salt_pan Q76122
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Salar de Uyuni

Summary

Salar de Uyuni is a salt pan[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of salt_pan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,773 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Salar de Uyuni is located in Oruro Department[3].
  • Salar de Uyuni is located in Potosí Department[4].
  • Salar de Uyuni is in the country of Bolivia[5].
  • Salar de Uyuni's instance of is recorded as salt pan[6].
  • Salar de Uyuni's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[7].
  • Salar de Uyuni's instance of is recorded as solonchak[8].
  • Salar de Uyuni's inflows is recorded as Colorado River[9].
  • Salar de Uyuni's inflows is recorded as Puka Mayu[10].
  • Salar de Uyuni's Commons category is recorded as Salar de Uyuni[11].
  • Salar de Uyuni's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -20.33333, 'lon': -67.7}[12].
  • Salar de Uyuni's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salar de Uyuni[13].
  • Salar de Uyuni's Commons gallery is recorded as Salar de Uyuni[14].
  • Salar de Uyuni's facet of is recorded as pattern in nature[15].
  • Salar de Uyuni's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+140'}[16].
  • Salar de Uyuni sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3661'}[17].
  • Salar de Uyuni covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10582'}[18].
  • Salar de Uyuni's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+110'}[19].

Body

Geography

Salar de Uyuni is in the country of Bolivia[5]. Located in include Oruro Department[3], a department of Bolivia[20], in Bolivia[21] and Potosí Department[4], a department of Bolivia[22], in Bolivia[23].

Physical Characteristics

Salar de Uyuni covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10582'}[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3661'}[17]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+140'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include salt pan[6], tourist attraction[7], and solonchak[8].

Why It Matters

Salar de Uyuni ranks in the top 9% of salt_pan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,773 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . 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. 19d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/salar-de-uyuni/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jark"
  2. 19d ago · Maraschino Cherry · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id 551964
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10565]]: 551964"
  3. 23d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id 1339662
    Described at url
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/salar-de-uyuni/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
  4. 4w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of salt pan, tourist attraction, solonchak
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Oruro Department, Potosí Department
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10582'}
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3661'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P244]]: sh2003001278"
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