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Uyuni is a tourist town in Potosí Department, Bolivia, which serves as the main gateway to Salar de Uyuni, the enormous salt flat nearby. Uyuni (-ni suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got a pen", "the one with a pen") is a city in southwest of Bolivia.
Uyuni primarily serves as a gateway for tourists visiting the world's largest salt flat, the nearby Uyuni salt flat. Each year the city receives approximately 60,000 visitors from around the globe. The city also acts as a gateway for commerce and traffic crossing into and out of Bolivia from and to Chile, and there is a customs and immigration post downtown. Agriculture in the area is generally limited to quinoa, llamas, and sheep. Founded in 1890 as a trading post, the city has a population of 29,672 (2012 official census). The town has an extensive street market. It lies at the edge of an extensive plain at an elevation of 3,700 m (12,139 ft) above sea level, with the more mountainous country to the east.