Potosí Department
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Potosí (Spanish pronunciation: [potoˈsi]; Quechua: P'utuqsi; Aymara: Putusi) is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potosí. It is mostly a barren, mountainous region with one large plateau to the west, where the largest salt flat in the world, Salar de Uyuni, is located.
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Coordinates: 20°40′0″S 66°40′0″W | |
Country | Bolivia |
Capital | Potosí |
Government | |
• Body | Departmental Legislative Assembly of Potosí |
• Governor | Jhonny Mamani (MAS-IPSP) |
Area | |
• Total | 118,218 km2 (45,644 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 901,600 |
• Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
HDI (2019) | 0.631[1] medium · 9th of 9 |
GDP (2023) | in constant values of 2015[2] |
- Total | US$ 1.8 billion Int$ 4.2 billion (PPP) |
- Per capita | US$ 1,900 Int$ 4,400 (PPP) |
Cerro Potosí was the richest province in the Spanish empire, providing a great percentage of the silver that was shipped to Europe.
Potosi is also the location of the San Cristóbal silver, zinc and lead mines, developed by the US-company Apex Silver Mines Limited of Colorado and in November 2008 sold to the Japanese Sumitomo Corporation.