Potos� Department
The department of Potosí is in the southwest of the country. It comprises 37,623 sq. km with 709,013 inhabitants (2001 census). It is mostly a barren, mountainous region with one large plateau to the west. It is also home of Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world. The capital is the city of Potosí
The department is divided in 16 provinces.
Province
- Alonso de Ibáñez
- Antonio Quijarro
- Bernardino Bilbao
- Charcas
- Chayanta
- Cornelio Saavedra
- Daniel Campos
- Enrique Baldivieso
- José María Linares
- Modesto Omiste
- Nor Chichas
- Nor Lípez
- Rafael Bustillo
- Sud Chichas
- Sud Lípez
- Tomás Frías
