San Luis Province
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.
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Provincia de San Luis | |
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| Province of St. Louis | |
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Coat of arms of Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 33°18′S 66°21′W / 33.300°S 66.350°WCoordinates: 33°18′S 66°21′W / 33.300°S 66.350°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | San Luis |
| Divisions | 9 departments |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Alberto Rodríguez Saá (CF/FDT) |
| • Senators | María Eugenia Catalfamo, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Gabriela González Riollo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76,748 km2 (29,633 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[2]) | |
| • Total | 432,310 |
| • Rank | 19th |
| • Density | 5.63285/km2 (14.58902/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-D |
| HDI (2019) | 0.853 (5th)[3] |
| Website | sanluis |
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Transportation
The railway system reached San Luis in the year 1875.
Mining
Mining is mostly for construction materials such as limestone and marble. There is also mining for tungsten, uranium and salt.
San Luis Province Media
Juan Saá, early advocate for provincial autonomy.
San Luis Justicialist Party officials confer under the images of Juan and Evita Perón. The Rodríguez Saá brothers are seated in the middle.
American Palace Hotel and Casino in Villa Mercedes.
Road on the outskirts of Merlo, Province of San Luis, Argentina.
Expressway south of the city of San Luis. The province's highway network is among the most developed in Argentina.
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Lago Potrero de Los Funes en la Provincia de San Luis, Argentina.
- Sierra de las Quijadas, San Luis.jpg
Canyon in the Sierra de las Quijadas.
References
- ↑ "San Luis (Province, Argentina)". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "Argentina: San Luis". City Population. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ "Información para el desarrollo sostenible: Argentina y la Agenda 2030" (PDF) (in español). United Nations Development Programme. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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