City profile · Bolivia · South America
Potosí
Potosi Department · Bolivia
City population
141,251
#9
in Bolivia
#1
in Potosi Department
#4,023
worldwide
-19.584, -65.753 · 80 km from Sucre
About Potosí
Potosí is a city in Potosi Department, Bolivia with a population of 141,251. It is the 9th largest of the 39 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bolivia, and the 4,023rd largest worldwide. It lies 80 km from Sucre.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Potosi Department
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
-19.584, -65.753
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 39 in BoliviaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.