San Luis Potosí
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- San Luis Potosí is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the state. For the city, see San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí.
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| Capital | San Luis Potosí | |
| Area | 63,068 km² Ranked 15th |
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| Population (2005 census) |
2,410,414 Ranked 16th |
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| HDI (2004) | 0.7694 - medium Ranked 19th |
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| Governor (2003-2009) |
Jesús Marcelo de los Santos Fraga (PAN) | |
| Federal Deputies | PAN: 7 | |
| Federal Senators | PAN: 2 PRI: 1 |
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| ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. |
MX-SLP S.L.P. |
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The Mexican state of San Luis Potosí has an area of 62,848 km² (24,266 mi²). It is in the north-central part of the Mexican republic, bordered by the states of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, and Zacatecas.
At the 2005 census the population was 2,410,414. The largest University in the State is the "Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi" (UASLP}.
The native peoples of the state include the Huastecs and Pame people.
In addition to the state capital San Luis Potosí, the state's largest cities include Ciudad Valles, Matehuala, and Río Verde.
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[edit] Municipalities
San Luis Potosí is divided into 58 municipios (municipalities). For a list, see municipalities of San Luis Potosí.
[edit] Major communities
[edit] Famous residents
- Jorge Goeters, NASCAR driver
- Andres Martinez, Information Technology Open Source
- Elias Navarro Martinez, Radio FM Pioneer
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) San Luis Potosí state government
- Churches of San Luis Potosí
- (Spanish) Towns, cities, and postal codes in San Luis Potosí
- Tourism in San Luis Potosí
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