Municipalities of San Luis Potosí

Map of Mexico with San Luis Potosí highlighted
Map of Mexico with San Luis Potosí highlighted

San Luis Potosí is a state in North Central Mexico that is divided into 58 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the 19th most populated of Mexico's 31 states, with 2,822,255 inhabitants and the 15th largest by land area spanning 61,138.0 square kilometres (23,605.5 sq mi).[1][2] The largest municipality by population is the city of San Luis Potosí, with 911,908 residents (32.31% of the state's total), while the smallest is Armadillo with 4,013 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Santo Domingo which spans 4,322.60 km2 (1,669.0 sq mi), and the smallest is Huehuetlán with 71.50 km2 (27.61 sq mi).[2] The newest municipalities are El Naranjo, created out of Ciudad del Maíz, and Matlapa, carved from Tamazunchale, both established in 1994.[3]

Municipalities in San Luis Potosi are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[4] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[5] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[6] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[6]

Municipalities

  • Largest municipalities in San Luis Potosí by population
  • Templo del Carmen, San Luis Potosí
    San Luis Potosí is the capital and most populous municipality in San Luis Potosí.
  • Parroquia of Soledad
    Soledad, second largest municipality by population in San Luis Potosí
  • Micos River Waterfalls, Ciudad Valles
    Ciudad Valles is the third most populous municipality in San Luis Potosí.
  • San Salvador de Orta Church, Matehuala
    Matehuala, fourth largest municipality by population

†  State capital

Municipalities of San Luis Potosí
Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1] 		Population
(2010)[7] 		Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020) 		Incorporation date[3]
km2 sq mi
Ahualulco Ahualulco 18,974 18,644 +1.8% 775.4 299.4 24.5/km2 (63.4/sq mi) October 29, 1823
Alaquines Alaquines 7,785 8,186 −4.9% 586.2 226.3 13.3/km2 (34.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Aquismón Aquismón 48,359 47,423 +2.0% 794.2 306.6 60.9/km2 (157.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Armadillo Armadillo de los Infante 4,013 4,436 −9.5% 623.4 240.7 6.4/km2 (16.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Axtla[a] Axtla de Terrazas 32,544 33,245 −2.1% 191.2 73.8 170.2/km2 (440.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Cárdenas Cárdenas 18,317 18,937 −3.3% 390.5 150.8 46.9/km2 (121.5/sq mi) November 16, 1920
Catorce Real de Catorce 9,579 9,716 −1.4% 1,944.9 750.9 4.9/km2 (12.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Cedral Cedral 19,840 18,485 +7.3% 1,169.4 451.5 17.0/km2 (43.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Cerritos Cerritos 22,075 21,394 +3.2% 962.4 371.6 22.9/km2 (59.4/sq mi) October 5, 1827
Cerro de San Pedro Cerro de San Pedro 5,050 4,021 +25.6% 122.6 47.3 41.2/km2 (106.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Charcas Charcas 21,814 21,138 +3.2% 2,156.7 832.7 10.1/km2 (26.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Ciudad del Maíz[b] Ciudad del Maíz 30,320 31,323 −3.2% 3,150.4 1,216.4 9.6/km2 (24.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Ciudad Fernández [c] Ciudad Fernández 48,106 43,528 +10.5% 518.4 200.2 92.8/km2 (240.3/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Ciudad Valles[d] Ciudad Valles 179,371 167,713 +7.0% 2,423.6 935.8 74.0/km2 (191.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Coxcatlán Coxcatlán 15,660 17,015 −8.0% 90.9 35.1 172.3/km2 (446.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Ébano Ébano 40,899 41,529 −1.5% 698.5 269.7 58.6/km2 (151.7/sq mi) June 6, 1963
El Naranjo El Naranjo 20,959 20,495 +2.3% 821.3 317.1 25.5/km2 (66.1/sq mi) December 2, 1994
Guadalcázar Guadalcázar 25,119 25,985 −3.3% 3,745.9 1,446.3 6.7/km2 (17.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Huehuetlán[e] Huehuetlán 15,334 15,311 +0.2% 71.5 27.6 214.5/km2 (555.5/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Lagunillas Lagunillas 5,453 5,774 −5.6% 535.5 206.8 10.2/km2 (26.4/sq mi) October 5, 1827
Matehuala Matehuala 102,199 91,522 +11.7% 1,301.7 502.6 78.5/km2 (203.3/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Matlapa Matlapa 28,996 30,299 −4.3% 117.2 45.3 247.4/km2 (640.8/sq mi) December 2, 1994
Mexquitic[f] Mexquitic de Carmona 58,469 53,442 +9.4% 877.1 338.7 66.7/km2 (172.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Moctezuma[g] Moctezuma 19,036 19,327 −1.5% 1,291.5 498.7 14.7/km2 (38.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Rayón[h] Rayón 15,301 15,707 −2.6% 786.4 303.6 19.5/km2 (50.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Rioverde Rioverde 97,943 91,924 +6.5% 3,064.0 1,183.0 32.0/km2 (82.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Salinas Salinas de Hidalgo 31,107 30,190 +3.0% 1,729.9 667.9 18.0/km2 (46.6/sq mi) July 19, 1826
San Antonio[i] San Antonio 9,382 9,390 −0.1% 94.7 36.6 99.1/km2 (256.6/sq mi) July 19, 1826
San Ciro San Ciro de Acosta 10,215 10,171 +0.4% 639.2 246.8 16.0/km2 (41.4/sq mi) February 16, 1853
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí† 911,908 772,604 +18.0% 1,482.0 572.2 615.3/km2 (1,593.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
San Martín Chalchicuautla San Martín Chalchicuautla 18,468 21,347 −13.5% 413.1 159.5 44.7/km2 (115.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
San Nicolás Tolentino San Nicolás Tolentino 4,779 5,466 −12.6% 692.4 267.3 6.9/km2 (17.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Santa Catarina Santa Catarina 12,163 11,835 +2.8% 640.6 247.3 19.0/km2 (49.2/sq mi) November 6, 1876
Santa María del Río Santa María del Río 39,880 40,326 −1.1% 1,701.0 656.8 23.4/km2 (60.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo 10,785 12,043 −10.4% 4,322.6 1,669.0 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) December 24, 1857
Soledad Soledad de Graciano Sánchez 332,072 267,839 +24.0% 305.7 118.0 1,086.3/km2 (2,813.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tamasopo[j] Tamasopo 29,184 28,848 +1.2% 1,322.9 510.8 22.1/km2 (57.1/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tamazunchale Tamazunchale 95,037 96,820 −1.8% 353.7 136.6 268.7/km2 (695.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tampacán Tampacán 14,348 15,838 −9.4% 187.3 72.3 76.6/km2 (198.4/sq mi) December 14, 1861
Tampamolón Tampamolón Corona 13,603 14,274 −4.7% 262.7 101.4 51.8/km2 (134.1/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tamuín Tamuín 36,968 37,956 −2.6% 1,843.3 711.7 20.1/km2 (51.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tancanhuitz[k] Tancanhuitz de Santos 20,300 21,039 −3.5% 137.4 53.1 147.7/km2 (382.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tancuayalab San Vicente Tancuayalab 14,945 14,958 −0.1% 518.7 200.3 28.8/km2 (74.6/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tanlajás Tanlajás 18,208 19,312 −5.7% 374.8 144.7 48.6/km2 (125.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tanquián Tanquián de Escobedo 13,448 14,382 −6.5% 143.4 55.4 93.8/km2 (242.9/sq mi) November 26, 1870
Tierra Nueva[l] Tierra Nueva 7,966 9,024 −11.7% 478.6 184.8 16.6/km2 (43.1/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Vanegas Vanegas 7,557 7,902 −4.4% 2,799.5 1,080.9 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) November 10, 1922
Venado Venado 14,188 14,492 −2.1% 1,301.0 502.3 10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Villa de Arista[m] Villa de Arista 17,258 15,528 +11.1% 586.7 226.5 29.4/km2 (76.2/sq mi) October 13, 1857
Villa de Arriaga Villa de Arriaga 18,206 16,316 +11.6% 878.1 339.0 20.7/km2 (53.7/sq mi) May 7, 1874
Villa de Guadalupe Villa de Guadalupe 9,277 9,779 −5.1% 1,912.4 738.4 4.9/km2 (12.6/sq mi) December 17, 1857
Villa de La Paz Villa de La Paz 5,298 5,350 −1.0% 143.8 55.5 36.8/km2 (95.4/sq mi) May 31, 1921
Villa de Ramos Villa de Ramos 38,389 37,928 +1.2% 2,492.2 962.2 15.4/km2 (39.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Villa de Reyes[n] Villa de Reyes 52,912 46,898 +12.8% 1,019.9 393.8 51.9/km2 (134.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Villa Hidalgo[o] Villa Hidalgo 15,458 14,876 +3.9% 1,496.5 577.8 10.3/km2 (26.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Villa Juárez[p] Villa Juárez 10,304 10,174 +1.3% 640.1 247.1 16.1/km2 (41.7/sq mi) September 26, 1829
Xilitla Xilitla 49,741 51,498 −3.4% 398.6 153.9 124.8/km2 (323.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Zaragoza Villa de Zaragoza 27,386 24,596 +11.3% 614.2 237.1 44.6/km2 (115.5/sq mi) November 3, 1882
San Luis Potosí — 2,822,255 2,585,518 +9.2% 61,138.0 23,605.5 46.2/km2 (119.6/sq mi) —
Mexico — 126,014,024 112,336,538 +12.2% 1,960,646.7 757,010 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) —

Notes

  1. ^ Axtla was named Villa Alfredo M. Terrazas from 1932 to 1981.[3]
  2. ^ Ciudad del Maíz was originally incorporated as Valle del Maíz, changing its name on April 26, 1830.[3]
  3. ^ Ciudad Fernández was originally incorporated as Villa de Santa Elena, changing its name on September 4, 1828. The municipality was absorbed into Ríoverde from 1944 to 1958.[3]
  4. ^ Ciudad Valles was originally incorporated as Villa de Valles, changing its name on April 26, 1830.[3]
  5. ^ Huehuetlán was absorbed into Tancanhuitz from 1946 to 1955.[3]
  6. ^ Mexquitic was originally incorporated as San Miguel Mezquitic, changing its name on November 1, 1917.[3]
  7. ^ Moctezuma was originally incorporated as Hedionda, changing its name on January 22, 1863.[3]
  8. ^ Rayón was originally incorporated as Gamotes, changing its name on June 10, 1868.[3]
  9. ^ San Antonio was absorbed into Tampamolón from 1944 to 1948.[3]
  10. ^ Tamasopo was originally incorporated as Palma, changing its name on December 6, 1932.[3]
  11. ^ Tancanhuitz was as Ciudad Santos from 1932 to 1981.[3]
  12. ^ Tierra Nueva was absorbed into Santa María del Río from 1946 to 1950.[3]
  13. ^ Villa de Arista was absorbed into Villa Hidalgo from 1946 to 1971.[3]
  14. ^ Villa de Reyes was originally incorporated as Valle de San Francisco, changing its name on May 16, 1862.[3]
  15. ^ Villa Hidalgo was originally incorporated as Iturbide, changing its name on January 3, 1927.[3]
  16. ^ Villa Juárez was originally incorporated as Santa Gertrudis de la Carbonera, changing its name to Carbonera on 1859 and to its current name on November 6, 1928.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 – SCITEL" [Population and Housing Census 2020] (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "México en cifras – Medio Ambiente" [Mexico in figures – Environment] (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Estado de San Luis Potosí División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 [State of San Luis Potosí Territorial Division from 1810 to 1995] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 978-970-13-1511-8.
  4. ^ Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos [Political Constitution of the United Mexican States] (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-92-64-01532-6.
  6. ^ a b Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. International Business Publications. 2009. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3.
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