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San Luis Potosí (state)

''San Luis Potosí is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. This article is about the state. For the city, see: San Luis Potosí.


STATE OF SAN LUIS POTOSÍ

Other Mexican States
CapitalSan Luis Potosí
Other major citiesMatehuala
Area63,068 km²
Ranked 15th
Population
(2000 census)
2,296,360
Ranked 16th
Governor
(2003-09)
Jesús Marcelo de los Santos Fraga (PAN)
Federal Deputies (7)PAN = 4
PRI/PVEM = 3
Federal SenatorsPAN = 2
PRI = 1
ISO 3166-2
Postal abbr.
MX-SLP
S.L.P.

The Mexican state of San Luis Potosí has an area of 62,848 km². It is in the north-central part of the republic, bordered by the Mexican states of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, and Zacatecas. In 2003 the estimated population was 2,353,000 people.

The native peoples of the state include the Huastec and Chichimec.

In addition to the state capital San Luis Potosí, the state includes the cities of Ciudad Valles, Matehuala, and Río Verde.

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