San Luis Potosi
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San Luis Potosí Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí |
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| State | |||
| Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí | |||
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.svg) State of San Luis Potosí within Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 22°36′N 100°26′W / 22.600°N 100.433°WCoordinates: 22°36′N 100°26′W / 22.600°N 100.433°W | |||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| Capital | San Luis Potosí | ||
| Largest City | San Luis Potosí | ||
| Municipalities | 58 | ||
| Admission | December 22, 1823 | ||
| Order | 6th | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor |
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| 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 | ||
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| ISO 3166 code | MX-SLP | ||
| HDI |
 0.726 high Ranked 23rd
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| 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 (
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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