San Luis Potosí
state of Mexico
San Luis Potosí is a state in north central Mexico. About 2,400,000 people live there. Its capital is also called San Luis Potosí.
State of San Luis Potosí | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 22°09′23″N 100°58′40″W / 22.1564°N 100.9778°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | San Luis Potosí |
| Municipalities | 58 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jesús Marcelo de los Santos Fraga (PAN) |
| • Federal Deputies | PAN: 7 |
| • Federal Senators | Alejandro Zapata Perogordo (PAN) Eugenio Govea Arcos (PAN) Carlos Jiménez Macías (PRI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63,068 km2 (24,351 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,410,414 (Ranked 16th) |
| • Demonym | Potosino |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| HDI (2004) | 0.7694 - medium Ranked 19th |
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-SLP |
| Postal abbr. | S.L.P. |
| Website | San Luis Potosí state government |
