San Luis Province

San Luis Provincia de San Luis
Province
Province of St. Louis
Flag Coat of arms
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 [1]
• Total	76,748 km^2 (29,633 sq mi)
Population  (2010[2])
• Total	432,310
• Rank	19th
• Density	5.6/km^2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym	Puntano
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-D
HDI (2019)	0.853 (5th)[3]
Website	sanluis.gov.ar

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

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

1. "San Luis (Province, Argentina)". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
2. "Argentina: San Luis". City Population. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
3. "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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