San Luis Potosí
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''San Luis Potosí is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the state. For the city, see
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí.
The
Mexican state of
San Luis Potosí has an area of 62,848 km² (24,266 mi²). It is in the north-central part of the Mexican republic, bordered by the 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's largest cities include
Ciudad Valles,
Matehuala, and
Río Verde.
San Luis Potosí is divided into 58
municipios (municipalities). For a list, see
municipalities of San Luis Potosí.
Jorge Goeters,
NASCAR driver
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San Luis Potosí state government (in Spanish)
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Churches of San Luis Potosí *
Towns, cities, and postal codes in San Luis Potosí (in Spanish)
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Tourism in San Luis Potosí
