Potosí, Nicaragua

Potosí
Municipality
Potosí is located in Nicaragua
Potosí
Potosí
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11°30′N 85°53′W / 11.500°N 85.883°W / 11.500; -85.883
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentRivas
Area
[1]
 • Municipality
56 sq mi (144 km2)
Elevation
207 ft (63 m)
Population
 (2005)[2]
 • Municipality
11,904
 • Density210/sq mi (83/km2)
 • Urban
4,752
Time zoneUTC−05:00

Potosí (Spanish pronunciation: [potoˈsi]) is a municipality in the Rivas department of Nicaragua. The primary industry is agriculture.

It is the birthplace of Don José Laureano Pineda. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Nicaragua Municipalities". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ Censo del 2005 - Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, Nicaragua
  3. ^ "Potosí Municipality". Mapa Nacional de Turismo. Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism. Retrieved July 24, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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