San Luis Province

province of Argentina

San Luis is a province of Argentina. The Pampa de las Salinas is a great salt lake in the province. The Sierra de las Quijadas National Park is here.

San Luis
Provincia de San Luis
Province of St. Louis
Coat of arms of San Luis
Coordinates: 33°18′S 66°21′W / 33.300°S 66.350°W / -33.300; -66.350
CountryArgentina
CapitalSan Luis
Divisions9 departments
Government
 • GovernorAlberto Rodríguez Saá (CF/FDT)
 • SenatorsMaría Eugenia Catalfamo, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Gabriela González Riollo
Area
 • Total76,748 km2 (29,633 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[2])
 • Total432,310
 • Rank19th
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
DemonymPuntano
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-D
HDI (2019)0.853 (5th)[3]
Websitesanluis.gov.ar

Transportation

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The railway system reached San Luis in the year 1875.

Mining

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Mining is mostly for construction materials such as limestone and marble. There is also mining for tungsten, uranium and salt.

References

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  1. "San Luis (Province, Argentina)". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "Argentina: San Luis". City Population. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. "Información para el desarrollo sostenible: Argentina y la Agenda 2030" (PDF) (in Spanish). United Nations Development Programme. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.


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