San Luis Province
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| San Luis | ||
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| Divisions | 9 departments | |
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| Capital | San Luis | |
| Area | 76,748 km² (29,633 sq mi) | |
| Population | 432,310 (2010) | |
| Density | 5.6 /km² (15 /sq mi) | |
| Governor | Claudio Poggi | |
| - Senators | Liliana Negre de Alonso, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Daniel Pérsico | |
| Timezone | ART (UTC−3) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | AR-D | |
| Demonym | Puntano | |
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| Website: http://www.sanluis.gov.ar | ||
San Luis is a province of Argentina. The Pampa de las Salinas is a great salt lake in the province. The Sierra de las Quijadas National Park is here.
The railway system reached San Luis in the year 1875.
Mining is mostly for construction materials such as limestone and marble. There is also mining for tungsten, uranium and salt.
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Coordinates: 33°18′S 66°21′W / 33.3°S 66.35°W
