| Official Name: | Potosí Municipality |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Bolivia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Potosí Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tomás Frías Province |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Potosí |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 145057 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank1: | Quechua |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | BOT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | -19.5833°N -108°W |
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.
The Potosí mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The municipality consists of the following cantons:
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.[6]
| Ethnic group | % |
|---|---|
| Quechua | 68.1 |
| Aymara | 2.0 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.2 |
| 29.5 | |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.2 |