San Luis Province

San Luis
Province
Province of San Luis
Provincia de San Luis (Spanish)
View of the Cerro Negro
View of the Cerro Negro
Flag of San Luis
Flag
Coat of arms of San Luis
Coat of arms
CountryArgentina
CapitalSan Luis
Divisions9 departments
Government
 • GovernorClaudio Poggi (JxC)
 • SenatorsBartolomé Abdala, Ivana Arrascaeta, Fernando Salino
Area
[1]
 • Total
76,748 km2 (29,633 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census[2])
 • Total
540,905
 • Rank19th
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
DemonymPuntano
GDP
[3]
 • TotalUS$ 7.0 billion
 • Per capitaUS$ 13,500
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-D
HDI (2021)0.843 very high (10th)[4]
Websitesanluis.gov.ar

San Luis (Spanish pronunciation: [san ˈlwis]) is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country (on the 32° South parallel). Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.

History

Juan Saá, early advocate for provincial autonomy.

The city of San Luis was founded in 1594 by Luis Jufré de Loaysa y Meneses, but was subsequently abandoned. It was refounded by Martín García Óñez de Loyola in 1596 under the name San Luis de Loyola.[5]

San Luis Justicialist Party officials confer under the images of Juan and Evita Perón. The Rodríguez Saá brothers are seated in the middle.

Since Argentina's return to democratic rule in 1983, in particular, the Rodríguez Saá family (of Peronist affiliation) has occupied the governor's seat. Former governor (now Senator) Adolfo Rodríguez Saá has overseen investment by light manufacturers (mostly food processors and bottling plants) and advances like the construction of Argentina's most extensive expressway network.[6] Since 2023, Claudio Poggi has been the governor of San Luis Province, a position he previously held from 2011 to 2015.[7]

Economy

San Luis' economy has, over the past generation, been among the most improved in Argentina. Its 2006 output, estimated at US$3.386 billion, yielded a per capita income of US$9,203 (somewhat above the national average).[8]

Demographics

Historical evolution of the population of the province:

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17786,956[9]—    
181517,000[10]+144.4%
182020,000-25,000[11]—    
184720,000[12]—    
185330,000[12]+50.0%
186953,294[13]+77.6%
189581,450[14]+52.8%
1914116,266[15]+42.7%
YearPop.±%
1947165,546[15]+42.4%
1960174,316[15]+5.3%
1970183,460[15]+5.2%
1980214,416+16.9%
1991286,458+33.6%
2001366,900+28.1%
2010432,310+17.8%
2022540,905+25.1%

Government

The provincial government is divided into three branches: the executive, headed by a popularly elected governor, who appoints the cabinet; the legislative; and the judiciary, headed by the Supreme Court.[citation needed]

Political division

The province is divided into nine departments (departamentos).

American Palace Hotel and Casino in Villa Mercedes.
Department Capital
Ayacucho San Francisco del Monte de Oro
Belgrano Villa General Roca
La Capital San Luis
Chacabuco Concarán
Coronel Pringles La Toma
General Pedernera Villa Mercedes
Gobernador Dupuy Buena Esperanza
Junín Santa Rosa
Libertador General San Martín Libertador General San Martín

Source for department names:[16]

Villages

References

  1. ^ "San Luis (Province, Argentina)". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Nuevos datos provisorios del Censo 2022: Argentina tiene 46.044.703 habitantes". Infobae. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  3. ^ "TelluBase—Argentina Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ^ "El mapa del desarrollo humano en Argentina" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ "PROVINCIA DE SAN LUIS" (in Spanish). El Vigía. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ^ Grupo Payne Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Claudio Poggi inicia su gestión como Gobernador". Punto Aparte. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  8. ^ "El déficit consolidado de las provincias rondará los $11.500 millones este año" (in Spanish). Instituto Argentino para el Desarrollo de las Economías Regionales. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ Sonia Tell (2008), Córdoba rural, una sociedad campesina (1750-1850), Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros Editorial, pp, 55 (nota n°32), ISBN 978-987-574-267-3,
  10. ^ Reynaldo Pastor (1970), San Luis, Su gloriosa y callada gesta, 1810-1867, Ciudad de San Luis, pp, 33
  11. ^ Sir Woodbine Parish (1853), Buenos Aires y las provincias del Rio de la Plata: desde su descubrimiento y conquista por los Españoles, Tomo II, Buenos Aires: Imprenta de Mayo, pp, 229
  12. ^ a b Sir Woodbine Parish, 1853: 450
  13. ^ Laura Marcela Méndez (2007), Las Efemérides En El Aula, Buenos Aires: Noveduc Libros, pp, 204, ISBN 987-538-125-X,
  14. ^ Mariela Ceva, Alejandro Fernández, Aníbal Jáuregui & Julio Stortini (2000), Historia Social Argentina En Documentos, Buenos Aires: Editorial Biblos, pp, 108, ISBN 950-786-245-5,
  15. ^ a b c d Argentina: población total por regiones y provincias, Censos Nacionales de 1914, 1947, 1960, 1970, 1980,1991 y 2001
  16. ^ "Argentina: San Luis". City Population. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  • Landscape near Merlo.
    Landscape near Merlo.
  • Expressway south of the city of San Luis. The province's highway network is among the most developed in Argentina.
    Expressway south of the city of San Luis. The province's highway network is among the most developed in Argentina.
  • Lake Potrero de los Funes
    Lake Potrero de los Funes
  • Canyon in the Sierra de las Quijadas.
    Canyon in the Sierra de las Quijadas.

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