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.
San Luis
Provincia de San Luis | |
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| Province of St. Louis | |
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| Coordinates: 33°18′S 66°21′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 | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Puntano |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-D |
| HDI (2019) | 0.853 (5th)[3] |
| Website | sanluis |
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.
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 Spanish). United Nations Development Programme. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
| Provinces of Argentina |  |
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| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán | |
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