San Luis Potosí
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| State of San Luis Potosí | |||
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| Location within Mexico | |||
| Coordinates: 22°09′23″N 100°58′40″W / 22.1564°N 100.9778°WCoordinates: 22°09′23″N 100°58′40″W / 22.1564°N 100.9778°W | |||
| Country | |||
| Capital | San Luis Potosí | ||
| Municipalities | 58 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Jesús Marcelo de los Santos Fraga (PAN) | ||
| • Federal Deputies | PAN: 7 | ||
| • Federal Senators | Alejandro Zapata Perogordo (PAN) Eugenio Govea Arcos (PAN) Carlos Jiménez Macías (PRI) |
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| Area Ranked 15th |
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| • Total | 63,068 km2 (24,351 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 2,410,414 (Ranked 16th) | ||
| • Demonym | Potosino | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| HDI (2004) | 0.7694 - medium Ranked 19th |
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| ISO 3166-2 | MX-SLP | ||
| Postal abbr. | S.L.P. | ||
| Website | San Luis Potosí state government | ||
San Luis Potosí is a state in central Mexico. About 2,400,000 people live there. Its capital is also called San Luis Potosí.
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