Potosí, Nicaragua

Potosí
Municipality
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
 • Municipality
56 sq mi (144 km2)
Elevation
207 ft (63 m)
Population
 (2005)
 • Municipality
11,904
 • Density214/sq mi (82.7/km2)
 • Urban
4,752
Time zoneUTC−05:00
Postal code
48300

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.

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