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Potosí, Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia


Alternative Names:Ciudad Potosi, POI, Potosi, Potosí, Putusi, bo tuo xi, bwtwsy, po to si, potoshi, potosi, pwtwsy, Ποτοσί, Потоси, Потосі, Պոտոսի, פוטוסי, بوتوسي, پوتوسی, पोतोसी, โปโตซี, პოტოსი, ポトシ, 波托西, 포토시
Type:Seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Mindat Locality:Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Mindat.org Region:Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Region:Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia
Latitude:19° 35' 0" S
Longitude:65° 45' 11" W
Lat/Long (dec):-19.58361,-65.75306
Köppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Population:141,251 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:3907584
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3907584:6
GUID:0

Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Cerro Chico (Cerro Mojón Punta), Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 36' 19" S65° 45' 1" W2.4km (1.5 miles)
Pailaviri Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 36' 24" S65° 44' 49" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
Santa Rita Mine, Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 36' 45" S65° 44' 36" W3.4km (2.1 miles)
Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 37' 5" S65° 44' 58" W3.9km (2.4 miles)
La Puerta, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 33' 41" S65° 49' 24" W7.8km (4.8 miles)
Cordillera Kari-Kari, Potosí city, Potosí, Bolivia19° 35' 30" S65° 40' 22" W8.5km (5.3 miles)
El Molino dredge tailings, El Molino, Cerro Huañaquina, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 30' 51" S65° 48' 42" W9.8km (6.1 miles)
Cerro Huañaquina, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 31' 20" S65° 52' 8" W13.9km (8.6 miles)
Cayara, Cerro Tarqui, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 33' 3" S65° 52' 54" W14.0km (8.7 miles)
Aroifilla alluvials (Aroyfilla placer mine), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 26' 59" S65° 47' 59" W15.7km (9.7 miles)
Colquechaquita Mine, José María Linares Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 42' 15" S65° 40' 29" W15.7km (9.8 miles)
Tres Amigos Mine, José María Linares Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 43' 9" S65° 41' 6" W16.7km (10.4 miles)
Paco Grande, Cerro Tarqui, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 29' 41" S65° 53' 55" W18.2km (11.3 miles)
Cerro Tollojsi mine (Tollojchi mine), Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 39' 30" S65° 54' 42" W18.6km (11.6 miles)
Reserva Mine, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 44' 46" S65° 40' 46" W19.6km (12.2 miles)
Serranía Huarihuari, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 25' 57" S65° 37' 6" W21.9km (13.6 miles)
Carma Mine (Kharma Mine), Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 45' 52" S65° 50' 35" W22.2km (13.8 miles)
Anton Bravo Mine (Anton Bravo vein), Serranía Huarihuari, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 26' 59" S65° 35' 20" W22.7km (14.1 miles)
Huari-Huari Mine, Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 26' 51" S65° 34' 56" W23.4km (14.6 miles)
Cerro Tarqui, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 28' 45" S65° 57' 47" W24.9km (15.5 miles)
El Asiento Mine, José María Linares Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 48' 58" S65° 40' 27" W27.2km (16.9 miles)
Galia Itapalluni (Galia Tin Prospect), Cerro Tarqui, Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 24' 51" S65° 56' 57" W27.9km (17.3 miles)
Goyo Mine, José María Linares Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 51' 8" S65° 41' 4" W30.7km (19.1 miles)
Delina Mine, José María Linares Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 51' 13" S65° 40' 5" W31.3km (19.5 miles)
El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 49' 14" S65° 55' 0" W31.5km (19.5 miles)
Aullagas, Silver Sand Project, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 22' 7" S65° 31' 59" W33.2km (20.6 miles)
Machacamarca Mine, Machacamarca subdistrict, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 22' 18" S65° 31' 28" W33.6km (20.9 miles)
Silver Sand Project, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 22' 14" S65° 31' 29" W33.7km (20.9 miles)
El Fuerte, Silver Sand Project, Tacobamba Municipality, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 22' 50" S65° 30' 40" W33.9km (21.1 miles)
Porco Mine, Agua de Castilla, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia19° 48' 36" S65° 58' 42" W34.5km (21.4 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)


Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Altiplano PlateTectonic Plate
BoliviaCountry
Potosí, BoliviaDepartment
Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, BoliviaProvince
Potosí (Potosí Municipality), Tomás Frías Province, Potosí, BoliviaCity
South AmericaContinent
Andean Province, South America PlateGeologic Province
Eastern Cordillera, South America PlateOrogenic Belt
Andes, South AmericaMountain Range
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Bolivia, Potosí, Tomás Frías, Potosí28.7.77.256.0.0
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