San Luis, Arizona
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| Coordinates: 32°29′46″N 114°46′6″W / 32.49611°N 114.76833°WCoordinates: 32°29′46″N 114°46′6″W / 32.49611°N 114.76833°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Arizona | |
| County | Yuma | |
| Founded | 1930 | |
| Incorporated | 1979 | |
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| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| • Mayor | Gerardo Sanchez | |
| • Vice-Mayor | Matias Rosales | |
| • City Administrator | Ralph Valez | |
| • City Clerk | Sonia Cuello | |
| • City Magistrate | Rosendo Morales Jr. | |
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| • Total | 26.5 sq mi (68.5 km2) | |
| • Land | 26.4 sq mi (68.4 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.11% | |
| Elevation | 130 ft (40 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 25,505 | |
| • Estimate (2014) | 31,091 | |
| • Density | 186.8/sq mi (316.0/km2) | |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP code | 85349 | |
| Area code(s) | 928 | |
| FIPS code | 04-63470 | |
| GNIS | 43142 | |
| Website | www |
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San Luis (the Spanish language name of ) is a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 25,505 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. San Luis, located in the southwest corner of the state directly adjacent to Mexico's Federal Highway 2, was the second fastest-growing city or town in Arizona from 1990 to 2000. According to 2014 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 31,091.
The city was established in 1930 with the opening of a border-crossing station. In the last twenty years it has registered an accelerated population increase, going from 1,946 inhabitants in 1980, to approximately 20,000 in the year 2005. The city annexed over 16,000 acres (65 km2) of land between 2006 and 2012, thereby increasing the availability of land for residential, commercial and industrial growth in the eastern part of town where the new commercial port of entry will be constructed.
San Luis is located at 32°29′46″N 114°46′6″W / 32.49611°N 114.76833°W (32.496116, -114.768327). It stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, opposite San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora. The lowest point in Arizona is located on the Colorado River in San Luis, where it flows out of Arizona and into Sonora.
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