San Luis Province - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 / 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 | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Demonym | Puntano |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-D |
HDI (2019) | 0.853 (5th)[3] |
Website | sanluis |
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.
Transportation
[change | change source]The railway system reached San Luis in the year 1875.
Mining
[change | change source]Mining is mostly for construction materials such as limestone and marble. There is also mining for tungsten, uranium and salt.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.
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