Municipalities of San Luis Potosí

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San Luis Potosí is a state in central and northern Mexico that is divided into 59 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI 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 capital 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 municipality is Villa de Pozos, established in 2024 from the municipality of San Luis Potosí;[3][4] followed by El Naranjo, created out of Ciudad del Maíz, and Matlapa, carved from Tamazunchale, both established in 1994.[5]

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

Municipalities in San Luis Potosí are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[6] 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).[7] 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.[8] 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.[8]

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

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Municipalities of San Luis Potosí
Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1]		 Population
(2010)[9]		 Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020)		 Incorporation date[5]
km2 sq mi
Ahualulco Ahualulco 18,97418,644+1.8% 775.4299.4 24.5/km2 (63.4/sq mi) October 29, 1823
Alaquines Alaquines 7,7858,186−4.9% 586.2226.3 13.3/km2 (34.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Aquismón Aquismón 48,35947,423+2.0% 794.2306.6 60.9/km2 (157.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Armadillo Armadillo de los Infante 4,0134,436−9.5% 623.4240.7 6.4/km2 (16.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Axtla[a] Axtla de Terrazas 32,54433,245−2.1% 191.273.8 170.2/km2 (440.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Cárdenas Cárdenas 18,31718,937−3.3% 390.5150.8 46.9/km2 (121.5/sq mi) November 16, 1920
Catorce Real de Catorce 9,5799,716−1.4% 1,944.9750.9 4.9/km2 (12.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Cedral Cedral 19,84018,485+7.3% 1,169.4451.5 17.0/km2 (43.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Cerritos Cerritos 22,07521,394+3.2% 962.4371.6 22.9/km2 (59.4/sq mi) October 5, 1827
Cerro de San Pedro Cerro de San Pedro 5,0504,021+25.6% 122.647.3 41.2/km2 (106.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Charcas Charcas 21,81421,138+3.2% 2,156.7832.7 10.1/km2 (26.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Ciudad del Maíz[b] Ciudad del Maíz 30,32031,323−3.2% 3,150.41,216.4 9.6/km2 (24.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Ciudad Fernández [c] Ciudad Fernández 48,10643,528+10.5% 518.4200.2 92.8/km2 (240.3/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Ciudad Valles[d] Ciudad Valles 179,371167,713+7.0% 2,423.6935.8 74.0/km2 (191.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Coxcatlán Coxcatlán 15,66017,015−8.0% 90.935.1 172.3/km2 (446.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Ébano Ébano 40,89941,529−1.5% 698.5269.7 58.6/km2 (151.7/sq mi) June 6, 1963
El Naranjo El Naranjo 20,95920,495+2.3% 821.3317.1 25.5/km2 (66.1/sq mi) December 2, 1994
Guadalcázar Guadalcázar 25,11925,985−3.3% 3,745.91,446.3 6.7/km2 (17.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Huehuetlán[e] Huehuetlán 15,33415,311+0.2% 71.527.6 214.5/km2 (555.5/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Lagunillas Lagunillas 5,4535,774−5.6% 535.5206.8 10.2/km2 (26.4/sq mi) October 5, 1827
Matehuala Matehuala 102,19991,522+11.7% 1,301.7502.6 78.5/km2 (203.3/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Matlapa Matlapa 28,99630,299−4.3% 117.245.3 247.4/km2 (640.8/sq mi) December 2, 1994
Mexquitic[f] Mexquitic de Carmona 58,46953,442+9.4% 877.1338.7 66.7/km2 (172.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Moctezuma[g] Moctezuma 19,03619,327−1.5% 1,291.5498.7 14.7/km2 (38.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Rayón[h] Rayón 15,30115,707−2.6% 786.4303.6 19.5/km2 (50.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Rioverde Rioverde 97,94391,924+6.5% 3,064.01,183.0 32.0/km2 (82.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Salinas Salinas de Hidalgo 31,10730,190+3.0% 1,729.9667.9 18.0/km2 (46.6/sq mi) July 19, 1826
San Antonio[i] San Antonio 9,3829,390−0.1% 94.736.6 99.1/km2 (256.6/sq mi) July 19, 1826
San Ciro San Ciro de Acosta 10,21510,171+0.4% 639.2246.8 16.0/km2 (41.4/sq mi) February 16, 1853
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí† 911,908772,604+18.0% 1,482.0572.2 615.3/km2 (1,593.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
San Martín Chalchicuautla San Martín Chalchicuautla 18,46821,347−13.5% 413.1159.5 44.7/km2 (115.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
San Nicolás Tolentino San Nicolás Tolentino 4,7795,466−12.6% 692.4267.3 6.9/km2 (17.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Santa Catarina Santa Catarina 12,16311,835+2.8% 640.6247.3 19.0/km2 (49.2/sq mi) November 6, 1876
Santa María del Río Santa María del Río 39,88040,326−1.1% 1,701.0656.8 23.4/km2 (60.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo 10,78512,043−10.4% 4,322.61,669.0 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) December 24, 1857
Soledad Soledad de Graciano Sánchez 332,072267,839+24.0% 305.7118.0 1,086.3/km2 (2,813.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tamasopo[j] Tamasopo 29,18428,848+1.2% 1,322.9510.8 22.1/km2 (57.1/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tamazunchale Tamazunchale 95,03796,820−1.8% 353.7136.6 268.7/km2 (695.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tampacán Tampacán 14,34815,838−9.4% 187.372.3 76.6/km2 (198.4/sq mi) December 14, 1861
Tampamolón Tampamolón Corona 13,60314,274−4.7% 262.7101.4 51.8/km2 (134.1/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tamuín Tamuín 36,96837,956−2.6% 1,843.3711.7 20.1/km2 (51.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tancanhuitz[k] Tancanhuitz de Santos 20,30021,039−3.5% 137.453.1 147.7/km2 (382.7/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tancuayalab San Vicente Tancuayalab 14,94514,958−0.1% 518.7200.3 28.8/km2 (74.6/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tanlajás Tanlajás 18,20819,312−5.7% 374.8144.7 48.6/km2 (125.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Tanquián Tanquián de Escobedo 13,44814,382−6.5% 143.455.4 93.8/km2 (242.9/sq mi) November 26, 1870
Tierra Nueva[l] Tierra Nueva 7,9669,024−11.7% 478.6184.8 16.6/km2 (43.1/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Vanegas Vanegas 7,5577,902−4.4% 2,799.51,080.9 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) November 10, 1922
Venado Venado 14,18814,492−2.1% 1,301.0502.3 10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Villa de Arista[m] Villa de Arista 17,25815,528+11.1% 586.7226.5 29.4/km2 (76.2/sq mi) October 13, 1857
Villa de Arriaga Villa de Arriaga 18,20616,316+11.6% 878.1339.0 20.7/km2 (53.7/sq mi) May 7, 1874
Villa de Guadalupe Villa de Guadalupe 9,2779,779−5.1% 1,912.4738.4 4.9/km2 (12.6/sq mi) December 17, 1857
Villa de La Paz Villa de La Paz 5,2985,350−1.0% 143.855.5 36.8/km2 (95.4/sq mi) May 31, 1921
Villa de Pozos[n] Villa de Pozos — — — — — — July 22, 2024
Villa de Ramos Villa de Ramos 38,38937,928+1.2% 2,492.2962.2 15.4/km2 (39.9/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Villa de Reyes[o] Villa de Reyes 52,91246,898+12.8% 1,019.9393.8 51.9/km2 (134.4/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Villa Hidalgo[p] Villa Hidalgo 15,45814,876+3.9% 1,496.5577.8 10.3/km2 (26.8/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Villa Juárez[q] Villa Juárez 10,30410,174+1.3% 640.1247.1 16.1/km2 (41.7/sq mi) September 26, 1829
Xilitla Xilitla 49,74151,498−3.4% 398.6153.9 124.8/km2 (323.2/sq mi) July 19, 1826
Zaragoza Villa de Zaragoza 27,38624,596+11.3% 614.2237.1 44.6/km2 (115.5/sq mi) November 3, 1882
San Luis Potosí — 2,822,2552,585,518+9.2% 61,138.0 23,605.5 46.2/km2 (119.6/sq mi) —
Mexico — 126,014,024112,336,538+12.2% 1,960,646.7 757,010 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) —
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Axtla was named Villa Alfredo M. Terrazas from 1932 to 1981.[5]
  2. [b]
    Ciudad del Maíz was originally incorporated as Valle del Maíz, changing its name on April 26, 1830.[5]
  3. [c]
    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.[5]
  4. [d]
    Ciudad Valles was originally incorporated as Villa de Valles, changing its name on April 26, 1830.[5]
  5. [e]
    Huehuetlán was absorbed into Tancanhuitz from 1946 to 1955.[5]
  6. [f]
    Mexquitic was originally incorporated as San Miguel Mezquitic, changing its name on November 1, 1917.[5]
  7. [g]
    Moctezuma was originally incorporated as Hedionda, changing its name on January 22, 1863.[5]
  8. [h]
    Rayón was originally incorporated as Gamotes, changing its name on June 10, 1868.[5]
  9. [i]
    San Antonio was absorbed into Tampamolón from 1944 to 1948.[5]
  10. [j]
    Tamasopo was originally incorporated as Palma, changing its name on December 6, 1932.[5]
  11. [k]
    Tancanhuitz was known as Ciudad Santos from 1932 to 1981.[5]
  12. [l]
    Tierra Nueva was absorbed into Santa María del Río from 1946 to 1950.[5]
  13. [m]
    Villa de Arista was absorbed into Villa Hidalgo from 1946 to 1971.[5]
  14. [n]
    The municipality of Villa de Pozos was created from the borough (delegación) of the same name in the municipality of San Luis Potosí on July 22, 2024,[3][4] and this change is not included in the 2020 or 2010 census figures. The population of Villa de Pozos is 148,165 as of the 2020 census,[10] and its area is 147.79 square kilometres (57.06 sq mi).[3] Villa de Pozos had previously been a municipality from 1826 to 1946.[5]
  15. [o]
    Villa de Reyes was originally incorporated as Valle de San Francisco, changing its name on May 16, 1862.[5]
  16. [p]
    Villa Hidalgo was originally incorporated as Iturbide, changing its name on January 3, 1927.[5]
  17. [q]
    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.[5]

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