# Urmiri Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/tomas-frias/urmiri/

Municipality · Tomás Frías Province 

# Urmiri

Urmiri is a municipality of Bolivia in Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department. It covers **1,246.2 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,246km²
- 6mapped services
- 4,129 mtypical elevation

## Where is Urmiri?

Urmiri lies in [Tomás Frías Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/tomas-frias/), [Potosí Department](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/), [Bolivia](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Challapata](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/abaroa/challapata/), [Porco](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/antonio-quijarro/porco/), [Santiago de Huari](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/oruro/sebastian-pagador/santiago-de-huari/), [Tinguipaya](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/tomas-frias/tinguipaya/), [Tomave](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/antonio-quijarro/tomave/), [Uyuni](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/antonio-quijarro/uyuni/) and [Yocalla](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/tomas-frias/yocalla/). By area it is the 159th largest of 339 municipalities in Bolivia. It covers 26.1% of [Tomás Frías Province](https://wherepedia.org/bolivia/potosi/tomas-frias/). The centre of Urmiri is about 109 km in a straight line from Sucre, the capital. It is about 47 km from Potosí, the main town of Tomás Frías Province. The centre point is at 19.4702° S, 66.1894° W.

Source: [Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bol).

## Things to see in and around Urmiri

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Urmiri: 1 attraction.

- Estación Cóndor · attraction

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Urmiri

- Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/La_Paz
- CurrencyBoliviano (BOB)
- Country calling code+591
- LanguagesSpanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Plug typesType A, C · 115/230 V
- Driving sideRight

### Nearest airports

- Alcantarí International Airport (SRE) · Sucre112 km
- Joya Andina International Airport (UYU) · Quijarro129 km

### Nearest railway station

Cóndor (Urmiri), about 21 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:41) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 17:53).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Urmiri

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Urmiri. Settlements here lie between about 3,677 m and 4,621 m above sea level (median 4,129 m).

- Alcalá Tambo
- Caguayo
- Cahuayo
- Cotaca Colque
- Grupo Nazacara
- Ocupampa
- Orinoca
- Poitoco
- Puituco - Anka Sucka
- Puitucu
- Salinas de Yocalla
- Tacacolque
- Tayacolque
- Taypi Kasa
- Urmiri
- Urmiri Pampa
- Vacuyo
- Vacuyo Andamarca

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Urmiri

Named natural and historic features inside Urmiri, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Río Cachimayo
- Río Cachu Mayu
- Río Castilla Mayu
- Río Chillahua
- Río Lagunillas
- Río Leñas
- Río Poitoco
- Río Salinas
- Río Totora
- Río Urmiri

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Keucha · 5,088 m
- Cerro Gracias a Dios · 4,620 m

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Estación Cóndor

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Urmiri and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tomás Frías Province, the warmest month is Nov (average 10 °C) and the coolest is Jul (4 °C), after allowing for this place being about 328 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 489 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (107 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 9 107 

Feb 8 99 

Mar 8 62 

Apr 7 22 

May 5 4 

Jun 4 14 

Jul 4 4 

Aug 5 4 

Sep 7 12 

Oct 9 36 

Nov 10 35 

Dec 10 89 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Urmiri

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital P.S. Turqui (1er Nivel) · Yocalla 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.40791&mlon=-65.97854#map=17/-19.40791/-65.97854) 

Bank COMPLEJO DE TRATAMIENTO DE RRSS POTOSÍ · Yocalla 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41648&mlon=-65.83605#map=17/-19.41648/-65.83605) 

Petrol pump EE.SS Imperial Potosi II · Yocalla 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.38113&mlon=-65.91686#map=17/-19.38113/-65.91686) 

Hotel Hotel Museo Cayara · Yocalla 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.55127&mlon=-65.88166#map=17/-19.55127/-65.88166) 

School UE Vacuyo · Urmiri 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45488&mlon=-66.11242#map=17/-19.45488/-66.11242) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Urmiri

Places mapped inside Urmiri in open map data, by type.

- Schools6

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Tomás Frías Province

- Potosí
- Tinguipaya
- Yocalla

## Quick answers

- Where is Urmiri?In Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
- What borders Urmiri?Challapata, Porco, Santiago de Huari, Tinguipaya, Tomave, Uyuni and Yocalla
- What is there to see in Urmiri?Estación Cóndor
- What time zone is Urmiri in?UTC−4
- What currency is used in Urmiri?Boliviano (BOB)
- What language is spoken in Urmiri?Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Urmiri?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Urmiri?Settlements lie between 3,677 m and 4,621 m
- What is the highest point in Urmiri?Cerro Keucha (5,088 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Urmiri?P.S. Turqui (1er Nivel), about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Urmiri?COMPLEJO DE TRATAMIENTO DE RRSS POTOSÍ, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urmiri?EE.SS Imperial Potosi II, about 30 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Urmiri?BO050104 (OCHA common operational dataset)