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.
From left to right and from top to bottom: buildings at Avenida Carranza, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs tower, St. Louis Cathedral, National Institute of Statistics and Geography tower, Plaza de San Francisco, Museo Nacional de la Máscara, Calle Universidad, San Luis Potosí historical centre, panorama of San Luis Potosí.
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Alameda Theater in the city of San Luis Potosí
The city has experienced one of the fastest increases in demand for housing.
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí (City).
View of San Luis Potosí by Carl Nebel
Eugenes fulgens
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