Potosí Department

Potosí Department P'utuqsi suyu P'utuqsi jach'a suyu Department de Potosí
Symbols
flag coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Bolivia
Capital	Potosí
surface	118,218 km²
Residents	823,517 (2012 census)
density	7 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BO-P
The Potosí Silver Mountain

Coordinates: 20 ° 40 ′  S , 66 ° 40 ′  W

The Potosí Department ( Quechua P'utuqsi suyu , Aymara P'utuqsi jach'a suyu , Spanish Departamento de Potosí ) is located in the southwest of Bolivia and has an area of ​​118,218 km², with a population of 823,517 (2012). It is mainly mountainous wasteland, with a wide plateau to the west. In this is the Salar de Uyuni , the largest salt lake in the world. Potosi borders in the northwest to the Oruro Department , on the north by the department of Cochabamba , on the east by the Chuquisaca , in the southeast on the Tarija Department , on the south by Argentina and on the west by Chile .

population

The population of the department has increased by more than half over the past sixty years:

year	Residents	source
1950	509 087	census
1976	657 743	census
1992	645 889	census
2001	709 013	census
2012	823 517	census

Due to the historical population distribution, the Potosí Department has a high proportion of Quechua population; of the population over 6 years old, 78.3 percent speak the Quechua language . ( 2001 )

Provinces

The Potosí Department is divided into sixteen provinces (population figures: 2001 census → 2012 census):

• Alonso de Ibáñez Province (27,755 → 27,970)
• Antonio Quijarro Province (37,428 → 54,947)
• Bernardino Province Bilbao (10,623 → 10,224)
• Charcas Province (38,174 → 41,214)
• Chayanta Province (90,205 → 97,251)
• Province of Cornelio Saavedra (58,706 → 55,100)
• Daniel Campos Province (5,067 → 5,850)
• Province of Enrique Baldivieso (1,640 → 1,684) (also: Enrique Valdivieso )
• José María Linares Province (51,412 → 49,619)
• Modesto Omiste Province (36,266 → 44,645)
• Nor Chichas Province (35,323 → 42,248)
• Nor Lípez Province (10,460 → 14,057)
• Rafael Bustillo Province (76,254 → 86,947)
• Province of Sur Chichas (47.873 → 55.879) (also: Sud Chichas )
• Province of Sur Lípez (4,905 → 6,835) (also: Sud Lípez )
• Tomás Frías Province (176.922 → 229.047) (includes the city of Potosí )

Provinces of Potosí

Cities

The capital and largest city is Potosí , other important cities are the border town with Argentina , Villazón , as well as Tupiza , Llallagua and Uyuni .

city	Population 2001 (census)	Population 2012 (census)
Potosí	132,966	174,973
Villazón	28,045	35,167
Tupiza	21,707	27.302
Llallagua	20,065	25.166
Uyuni	10,551	18,068

politics

Overall result of the regional elections on April 4, 2010 in the Potosí Department:

electoral legitimate		electoral participation	valid votes		MAS-IPSP	AS	ACU	FCRP	MNR
367.149		305,362	245,452		163.989	31,564	27,873	15,960	6,066
		83.2%	80.4%		66.8%	12.9%	11.4%	6.5%	2.5%

Web links

Commons : Departamento Potosí  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about the department on the website of the Bolivian Embassy in Berlin

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) ( Memento of the original from February 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ GEOHive according to: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 2013
4. ↑ Acta de computo Nacional Electoral Departamentales, Municipales y Regional 2010