Potosí Municipality
Potosí Municipality is the capital municipality of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Potosí which is the capital of the department as well.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 191,000 residents
- Description: municipality of Bolivia
- Also known as: “Potosi” and “Potosi Municipality”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plaza 10 de Noviembre and Cathedral Basilica of Potosí.
Plaza 10 de Noviembre
Square
Photo: Vanett Graneros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plaza 10 de Noviembre is a square.
Cathedral Basilica of Potosí
Church
Photo: einalem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of Villa Imperial de Potosí or Cathedral of Potosí, the official name is Cathedral Basilica of Nuestra Señora de La Paz is a minor basilica and cathedral with baroque and neoclassical colonial influence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potosí.
Potosí
Potosí, at around 4,000 metres, is one of the world's highest large cities. It is located in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. The wealthy history of Potosí is reflected in the narrow streets, colonial mansions and the many churches, which make the city a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Potosí Municipality
- Category: municipality of Bolivia
- Location: Tomas Frias, Potosí, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Scots—“Potosí Municipality” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Potosí”
- Galician: “concello de Potosí”
- Georgian: “პოტოსის მუნიციპალიტეტი”
- German: “Municipio Potosí”
- Maltese: “Muniċipalità ta‘ Potosí”
- Mingrelian: “პოტოსიშ მუნიციპალიტეტი”
- Quechua: “P’utuqsi munisipyu”
- Russian: “муниципалитет Потоси”
- Scots: “Potosí Municipality”
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Notable Places Nearby
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