Potosí
Potosí is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Potosí has an elevation of 3,195 metres.- Type: Town with 10,400 residents
- Description: Colombian municipality of the department of Nariño
- Also known as: “Potosi” and “Potosí, Nariño”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanctuary of Las Lajas.
Sanctuary of Las Lajas
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sanctuary of Las Lajas is a Catholic minor basilica located within the canyon of the Guáitara River in Ipiales, Nariño Department, Colombia. The Marian shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Rosary.
Potosí
- Categories: municipality of Colombia and locality
- Location: Nariño, Pacifica, Colombia, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
0.8072° or 0° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.573° or 77° 34′ 23″ westPopulation
10,400Elevation
3,195 metres (10,482 feet)Open location code
67G4RC4G+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 703167844OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
3671849Wikidata ID
Q1525078
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Potosí” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Potosí (Colombia)”
- Asturian: “Potosí”
- Cebuano: “Potosí”
- Chinese: “Potosí”
- Chinese: “波托西”
- Dutch: “Potosí”
- French: “Potosí”
- Galician: “Potosí, Nariño”
- Georgian: “პოტოსი”
- German: “Potosí”
- Irish: “Potosí”
- Italian: “Potosí”
- Kotava: “Potosí”
- Malay: “Potosí, Nariño”
- Malay: “Potosí”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Potosí”
- Persian: “پوتوسی (نارینو)”
- Persian: “پوتوسی”
- Polish: “Potosí (Kolumbia)”
- Polish: “Potosí”
- Portuguese: “Potosí”
- Russian: “Потоси (Колумбия)”
- Russian: “Потоси”
- Scots: “Potosí, Nariño”
- Scots: “Potosí”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Potosí”
- Spanish: “Potosi”
- Spanish: “Potosí”
- Swedish: “Potosí”
- Tagalog: “Potosí, Nariño”
- Tagalog: “Potosí”
- Turkish: “Potosi (belediye)”
- Turkish: “Potosí (belediye)”
- Turkish: “Potosi belediyesi”
- Turkish: “Potosí belediyesi”
- Turkish: “Potosí”
- Waray (Philippines): “Potosí, Nariño”
- Waray (Philippines): “Potosí”
- Welsh: “Potosí”
- “Potosí”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Las Lajas and Yamuesquer.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque Bolívar and Iglesia Católica de Potosí.
Nariño: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Pasto, Ipiales, and Cueva de los Guacharos National Natural Park.
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