San Luis Potosí City

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San Luis Potosí City

Total population

845,941

Coordinates22.15°, -100.98°

Demographic figures from INEGI. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

San Luis Potosí, commonly referred to as San Luis, or by its initials SLP, is the capital and the most populous city of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of San Luis Potosí. The city lies at an elevation of 1,864 metres. It has an estimated population of 824,229 in the city proper and a population of approximately 1,221,526 in its metropolitan area, formed with the neighbour city of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez and other surrounding municipalities, which makes the metropolitan area of Greater San Luis Potosí the eleventh largest in Mexico.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Alberto Del Rio

Mexican professional wrestler

Princesa Blanca

Mexican professional wrestler

Lupe Vélez

Mexican actress, dancer and vedette (1908—1944)

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Miguel Ángel Biaggio

Mexican actor

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Jorge Daniel Hernández

Mexican professional association footballer

Nery Castillo

Mexican footballer

Mariano Arista

President of Mexico (1851–1853)

Patria Jiménez

Mexican politician

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Carlos Muñoz

Mexican footballer

Paola Longoria

Mexican racquetball player

Juan Sarabia

Mexican politician (1882-1920)

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Luis Ignacio de la Vega

Mexican basketball player (1914–1974)

Marcela Zacarías

Mexican female tennis player

Francisco Javier Cruz

Mexican footballer

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David Rangel

Mexican footballer

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Francisco de la Maza

Mexican art historian (1913–1972)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.