Potosí Department facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Department of Potosí
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Bolivia
Country	Bolivia
Capital	Potosí
Area
• Total	118,218 km2 (45,644 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	823,517
• Density	6.96609/km2 (18.04209/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Potosí is a department in Bolivia. The capital city is also named Potosí.

Provinces

The department is divided into 16 provinces which are further divided into 40 municipalities and then 219 cantons.

Province	Capital	Area km²	Population (2012 census)	Map Number
Alonso de Ibáñez	Sacaca	2.170	29.821	1
Antonio Quijarro	Uyuni	14,890	54,947	12
Bernardino Bilbao	Arampampa	640	10,224	2
Charcas	San Pedro de Buena Vista	2,964	41,214	3
Chayanta	Colquechaca	7,026	97,251	5
Cornelio Saavedra	Betanzos	2,375	55,100	7
Daniel Campos	Llica	12,106	5,850	13
Enrique Baldivieso	San Agustín	2,254	1,684	15
José María Linares	Puna	5,136	49,619	8
Modesto Omiste	Villazón	2,260	44,645	11
Nor Chichas	Cotagaita	8,979	42,248	9
Nor Lípez	Colcha K	20,892	14,057	14
Rafael Bustillo	Uncía	2,235	86,947	4
Sud Chichas	Tupiza	8,516	55,879	10
Sud Lípez	San Pablo de Lípez	22,355	6,835	16
Tomás Frías	Potosí	3,420	229,047	6

Places of interest

• Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve
• Torotoro National Park
• Laguna Colorada
• Laguna Verde
• Laguna Blanca
• Salar de Uyuni
• Potosí
• Uyuni

Notable people

• Juana Azurduy de Padilla, guerrilla military leader
• Manuel Ascencio Padilla, namesake of the town of Padilla, Bolivia
• Modesto Omiste Tinajeros, writer, politician, and namesake of the province Modesto Omiste

See also

In Spanish: Departamento de Potosí para niños