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San Luís Potosí

San Luis Potosí
Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí
State
Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí
Flag of San Luis Potosí
Flag
Official seal of San Luis Potosí
Seal
State of San Luis Potosí within Mexico
State of San Luis Potosí within Mexico
Coordinates: 22°36′N 100°26′W / 22.600°N 100.433°W / 22.600; -100.433Coordinates: 22°36′N 100°26′W / 22.600°N 100.433°W / 22.600; -100.433
Country Mexico
Capital San Luis Potosí
Largest City San Luis Potosí
Municipalities 58
Admission December 22, 1823
Order 6th
Government
 • Governor Juan Manuel Carreras López PRI
Area
 • Total 61,137 km2 (23,605 sq mi)
  Ranked 15th
Highest elevation 3,180 m (10,430 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 2,717,820
 • Rank 19th
 • Density 44/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Density rank 20th
Demonym(s) Potosino (a)
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code 78-79
Area code
ISO 3166 code MX-SLP
HDI Increase 0.726 high Ranked 23rd
GDP US$ 22,825,212.99 th
Website Official Web Site
^ a. The state's GDP was $281,040,000 thousand of pesos in 2012, amount corresponding to $22,825,212.99 thousand of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.32 pesos (value of May 21, 2012).

San Luis Potosí (About this sound 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 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí City.

It is located in North-Central Mexico. It is bordered by 9 other Mexican states, making it the state with the most borders with other neighboring states. The northern borders are with Nuevo León and Coahuila; the northeastern ones with Tamaulipas; the eastern ones with Veracruz; the southern ones with Hidalgo, Querétaro, Jalisco, and Guanajuato; and the northwestern ones with Zacatecas.

In addition to the capital city, the state's largest cities include Ciudad Valles, Matehuala, Rioverde, and Tamazunchale.


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