San Luis Potosí (State)

San Luis Potosí
Capital	San Luis Potosí
surface	60,983 km² (rank 15 )
population	2,785,718 (ranked 16 )
Population density	42.6 inhabitants per km² (2010 census)
governor	Juan Manuel Carreras ( PRI ) (2015-2021)
Federal MPs	PRI = 2 PRD = 2 PVEM = 1 PAN = 1 PT = 1 (7 federal constituencies)
Senators	PRD = 1 PAN = 2 Morena = 1
ISO 3166-2	MX-SLP
Postal abbreviation	SLP
Website	www.sanluispotosi.gob.mx

The state of San Luis Potosí [ san ˈlwis potoˈsi ], officially Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( Spanish Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí ), is located in the north-central part of Mexico . It borders Zacatecas and Nuevo León in the north, Tamaulipas in the northeast, Veracruz in the southeast, Hidalgo , Querétaro and Guanajuato in the south, Jalisco in the southwest and Zacatecas in the west. With an area of ​​almost 61,000 km², the state has a population of around 2.8 million (2010).

The majority of the area is taken up by a high plateau with a dry climate. Typical representatives of the vegetation are yucca , agaves , cactus plants (including nopal prickly pear cacti , organ cacti, peyote ) and mesquites , in the temperate zones also oaks and pines . The highest elevation reaches 3180 m. To the east, the state's landscape slopes down to the coast and forms part of the humid tropical Huasteca region . The lowest point is 100 m above sea level.

In addition to the capital San Luis Potosí , Soledad de Graciano Sánchez , Ciudad Valles , Matehuala and Rioverde are important. The mining town of Real de Catorce , located in a valley, is of tourist interest .

The state of San Luis Potosí is divided into 58 municipalities .

Population development

year	population
1950	856.066
1960	1,048,297
1970	1,281,996
1980	1,673,893
1990	2,003,187
1995	2,200,763
2000	2,299,360
2005	2,410,414
2010	2,585,518
2015	2,717,820

Web links

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Coordinates: 22 ° 36 ′  N , 100 ° 26 ′  W