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.
Geography The Potosí mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-IBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Puna 6434-IBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Porco 6434-IV
Subdivision The municipality consists of the following cantons: Chulchucani Wari Wari Potosí Tarapaya
Demographics The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)
Ethnic group %Quechua68.1Aymara2.0Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos0.2Not indigenous 29.5Other indigenous groups0.2
See also Jayaq Mayu Khari Khari Lakes Tarapaya River
References
External links
Potosí Municipality: population data and map