San Luis Potosí
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San Luis Potosí (Spanish pronunciation: [san ˈlwis potoˈsi] ⓘ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí (City).
San Luis Potosí | |
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Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí (Spanish) Xikia'ani t'i to'ome teenek San Luis Potosí (Huastec) | |
Coordinates: 22°36′N 100°26′W | |
Country | Mexico |
Capital and largest city | San Luis Potosí |
Largest metro | Greater San Luis Potosí |
Municipalities | 58 |
Admission | December 22, 1823[1] |
Order | 6th |
Government | |
• Governor | Ricardo Gallardo Cardona |
• Parliament | Congress of San Luis Potosí |
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• Deputies[3] | |
Area | |
• Total | 61,137 km2 (23,605 sq mi) |
Ranked 15th | |
Highest elevation | 3,180 m (10,430 ft) |
Population (2020)[6] | |
• Total | 2,822,255 |
• Rank | 19th |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Rank | 20th |
Demonym | Potosino (a) |
GDP | |
• Total | MXN 662 billion (US$33.0 billion) (2022) |
• Per capita | (US$11,556) (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 78-79 |
Area code | |
ISO 3166 code | MX-SLP |
HDI | 0.740 high Ranked 24th of 32 |
Website | www |
It is located in eastern and central Mexico[8] and is bordered by seven other Mexican states: Nuevo León to the north; Tamaulipas to the north-east; Veracruz to the east; Hidalgo, Querétaro and Guanajuato to the south; and Zacatecas to north-west. In addition to the capital city, other major cities in the state include Ciudad Valles, Matehuala, Rioverde, and Tamazunchale.