Potosí

Potosí is a municipality in the Rivas department of . The primary industry is agriculture. It is the birthplace of Don José Laureano Pineda.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 11,900 residents
  • Description: municipality in Rivas Department, Nicaragua
  • Also known as: “Chhiūⁿ Potosí”, “Comune di Potosí”, “Đô thị Potosí”, “Gemeente Potosí”, “Gemeinde Potosí”, “Gemeinde von Potosí”, “Gmina Potosí”, “Municipalité de Potosí”, “Municipality of Potosí”, “Municipio de Potosi”, “Município de Potosí”, “Munisipyo sa Potosí”, “Potosí (comune)”, “Potosí (đô thị)”, “Potosí (gemeente)”, “Potosí (Gemeinde)”, “Potosí (gmina)”, “Potosí (kommun)”, “Potosí (municipalité)”, “Potosí (Municipio)”, “Potosí (município)”, “Potosí (Nicarágua)”, “Potosí (udalerria)”, “Potosí chhiūⁿ”, “Potosí kommun”, “Potosí Municipality”, “Potosí nga Munisipyo”, “Potosí, Nicaragua”, “Potosíko udalerria”, “Δήμος Ποτοσί”, “Ποτοσί (δήμος)”, “Муниципалитет Потоси”, “Потоси (муниципалитет)”, “ポトシ（ニカラグア）”, “ポトシ（自治体）”, “ポトシ自治体”, “波托西（市镇）”, and “波托西市镇”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belén and Buenos Aires.

Town
is a municipality in the Rivas department of with approximately 22,000 inhabitants. is situated 3½ km west of Potosí.

Town
is a municipality in the Rivas department… is situated 5 km southeast of Potosí.

Potosí

Latitude
11.4947° or 11° 29′ 41″ north
Longitude
-85.8561° or 85° 51′ 22″ west
Population
11,900
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
763PF4VV+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3108830274
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3617185
Wiki­data ID
Q1647911
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Potosí” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Potosí”
  • Basque: “Potosí”
  • Cebuano: “Potosí”
  • Chinese: “波托西”
  • Dutch: “Potosí”
  • French: “Potosí”
  • German: “Potosí”
  • Greek: “Ποτοσί”
  • Italian: “Potosí”
  • Japanese: “ポトシ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Potosí”
  • Portuguese: “Potosí”
  • Russian: “Потоси”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Potosí”
  • Spanish: “Potosí”
  • Swedish: “Potosí, Nicaragua”
  • Swedish: “Potosí”
  • Urdu: “پوتوسی، ریواز”
  • Urdu: “پوتوسی”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Potosí and Paso de Piedra.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Alcaldía Municipal de Potosí and Centro de Salud Guadelupe.

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