San Luis is the captial city of San Luis Province in the Cuyo region of Argentina. San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country (on the 32º South parallel Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing mountainous area of central-west Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. It sits beside the Río Chorrillos river at the feet of the Sierras Grandes, 762 meters above sea level. Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface As of 2001 census [INDEC], its population is 153,322. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population National Statistics and Censuses Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC is the Argentine government agency responsible The current mayor is Alfonso Vergés.
City information
San Luis lies on the National Route Number 7 that connects Mendoza (255 km) with Buenos Aires (791 km), parallel to the Río Chorrillos River. Mendoza (men'dōzə is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The other closest provincial capitals are San Juan (323 km) and Córdoba (412 km). Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the
Interesting point of the city are the Park of the Nations, the neoclassical cathedral, a number of museums including the Dora Ochoa De Masramón Provincial Museum, and the colonial architecture. Fishing in the nearby locations is also popular. The Sierra de las Quijadas National Park is located 122 kilometres from the city.
The city's climate is continental with temperatures around 3ºC and 33ºC, an annual average of 17ºC. Continental climate is a Climate that is characterized by Winter Temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of Snow cover each Year
The San Luis Airport (IATA: LUQ, ICAO: SAQU) at coordinates is only a few hundred meters from the centre, has regular flight to Buenos Aires. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern
History
San Luis was founded in the August 25, 1594 by Luis Jufré de Loaysa y Meneses to be later abandoned, and then again in 1632 by Martín García Oñez de Loyola as San Luis de Loyola Nueva Medina de Río Seco. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Don Martín García Óñez de Loyola (b 1549 in Azpeitia, Guipuscoa; d
By the end of the 19th century the city had only 7,000 inhabitants. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar
Because the city is located at the part of the Sierras Grandes known as Punta de los Venados, the inhabitants of the city are called puntanos.
External links
- Official Site (Spanish)
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
- City info (English)
- City History (Spanish)
- CuyoNoticias digital newspaper (Spanish-English)
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