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1. san luis potosi - Tulsa Global Alliance

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1. SAN LUIS POTOSI
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2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
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Population
Economic outlook
Industry
Leading Universities and Investigation Centers
Principal Hotels
Major Restaurants
Main Highways
Airports
Railway lines
Media
Tourism
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3. GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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4. MAIN GOVERNMENT PROJECTS
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Program of Cadastral Modernization
Energy Program
Historic Downtown Rehabilitation
Digital Government
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Coahuila
Nuevo León
Zacatecas
Tamaulipas
Aguascalientes
Veracruz
Jalisco
Guanajuato
Querétaro
Hidalgo
The city of San Luis Potosi located in the plains of north central Mexico, is the capital and
most populous city in the state of San Luis Potosí. With a metropolitan area (San Luis Potosi
& Soledad de Graciano Sanchez) of 1,777 square kilometers and a population of 1,040,443
inhabitants (2010) it is considered the 10th largest Mexican city.
The city is considered one of the most important industrial and logistic centers in Mexico due
to its privileged location, with a distance less than 350 miles from Mexico´s 3 biggest cities
(Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico city), and within 500 miles to the US border as well as
four of the country´s biggest ports (Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas at the Pacific ocean,
Altamira and Veracruz at the Gulf of Mexico).
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SAN LUIS
POTOSI
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Besides its industry, the city is also a great touristic destination in Mexico thanks to its wonderful
historic and UNESCO’s world heritage site downtown that displays a great mixture of baroque
and neoclassical style churches and buildings as a major example of colonial architecture in
Mexico. San Luis Potosi is today a thriving city in constant growth and development.
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• Population
The city of San Luis Potosi alone has an estimated population in 2012 of 789,923 inhabitants,
according to the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI).
Total Population in San Luis Potosí
1950
155,238
129,002
1960
193,670
164,360
1970
267,951
230,039
1980
406,630
370,426
1990
525,733
495,927
1995
625,466
595,093
2000
670,532
638,122
2005
730,950
698,986
2010
772,604
736,907
2011e
780,815
745,260
2012e
789,923
753,774
26,236
29,310
37,912
36,204
29,806
30,373
32,410
31,964
35,697
35,555
36,149
Note: The total population in 2012 was estimated based on the II Counting of Population
and Tenement, 2005 and the Census of Population and Tenement, 2010. In the case of
rural population, it is the result of the comparison of the total and the urban population.
e: Estimated Data.
• Economic outlook
The state of San Luis Potosi occupies the 17th largest economy of the 32 entities in Mexico,
measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) generated in 2009, which represented the
1.9% of the entire national economy.
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LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
AND ECONOMIC
OUTLOOK
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The most important sectors that contribute to the GDP in San Luis Potosi are the manufacturing
industries; trade, real estate and rental of intangible and movable goods; construction;
transportation; mailing and warehousing; educational services; electricity, water and gas
supply by pipelines to the final consumer; and government activities. These eight sectors
constitute more than 176,100 million pesos equivalent to the 80.9% of the Gross Domestic
Product of the state.
According to the data provided by the Labor and Social Prevision Ministry, the economically
active population in the state of San Luis Potosi is 1,065,610 people.
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Table 2- Participation of the economic sectors in National’s
and San Luis Potosi’s GDP in 2008.
• Leading
Centers
Universities
and
Investigation
• Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP)
• Universidad Politécnica de San Luis Potosí (UPSLP)
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Campus San Luis Potosí (ITESM)
• Universidad Tecnológica (UT)
• Universidad TecMilenio
• Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo de San Luis
Potosí (UNID)
• Instituto Tecnológico Superior de San Luis
• Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
(IPICYT)
• Consejo Potosino de Ciencia y Tecnología en San Luis Potosí
(COPOCYT)
• Principal Hotels
Note: Due to the rounding, the sum of partials could not match with the total.
The participations are obtained from values in current pesos.
Source: INEGI. System of National Accounts.
Sectors as appeared in the graphic from top to bottom: Manufacturing industries, Commerce, Real
estate services and rental of intangible and movable goods, Construction, Transportation, mailing
and warehousing, Educational Services, Electricity, water and gas supply by pipeline to the final
consumer, Government Activities, Other sectors.
• Industry
The city of San Luis Potosi has one of the largest Industrial Zones in the country; these are
some examples of established companies in the city:
• General Motors
• 3M
• Dräxlmaier
• L’Oreal
• Honeywell
• Adecco
• Atlas Copco Mexicana
• Continental Tire of México
• Cummins
• Thyssen Krupp
• Valeo
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• The Westin
• Real Inn
• Real Plaza
• Fiesta Inn
• La Quinta
• Courtyard Marriot
• City Express
• City Suites
• Holiday Inn
• Holiday Inn Express
• María Dolores
• Major Restaurants
• Chillis Grill & Bar
• Applebees
• La Mansion
• El Almacén del Bife
• Buonarroti
• Tony Romas
• Kabuki
• La Bocana
• Rincòn Huasteco
• Michiko
• Oriental Grill
• México de Frida
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• Main Highways
XHSLA-TV
Highway 57: (Mexico, D.F. - Piedras Negras, Coah.) Also known
SHSLP-TV Repeater of channel 11 D.F. by local
channel 4
XHSLS- TV
Canal 9 S.L.P. Local and repeater channel 22 D. F.
XHSLT-TV
Repeater channel 5 D.F. by local channel 2
XHSLV-TV
Canal 7 S.L.P. Regional coverage and repeater of
channel 9 D.F.
as the NAFTA corridor, it communicates the Valley of Mexico,
main industrial center in the country, with the main international
land customs in Mexico: Nuevo Laredo, passing by important
productive centers such as Queretaro, Saltillo and Monterrey.
Highway 70: (Tampico, Tamps. - Barra de Navidad, Jal.) This
corridor connects the Pacific and the Mexican Gulf, besides it
communicates San Luis with Guadalajara, the second most
important economy in Mexico and Aguascalientes which possess
the main crossing points to the north.
Highway 49: (San Luis Potosí, SLP - Zacatecas, Zac.) This
highway allows communication from San Luis Potosi to Zacatecas,
Durango, Torreon, Chihuahua and Ciudad Juarez.
• Airports
San Luis Potosi international airport (IATA: SLP): located 7.2 km
northeast of the downtown, connects the city non-stop with the
following destinations:
• Houston (USA)
• Dallas (USA)
• McAllen (USA)
• Mexico City (MEX)
• Cancun (MEX)
• Tijuana (MEX)
• Railway lines
México, D.F. – Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.
San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. – Aguascalientes, Ags.
San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. – Tampico, Tamps.
• Media
Radio Stations
The city has 22 radio stations which have regional coverage.
TV
Channels tunable in the city
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XHCLP-TV
Channel 7 Repeater DF by the local channel 6
XHDD-TV
Channel 11 Repeater channel 13 D.F.
XHDE-TV
Canal 13 S.L.P. Regional coverage and repeater of
channel 4 D.F.
Newspapers
San Luis Potosi counts with eleven diaries of state coverage and
the Official Newspaper of the Free and Sovereign State of San
Luis Potosi.
• Turism
Originally founded as San Luis Minas del Potosi, the city is named
after the main saint Viceroy Don Luis II de Velasco also known as
San Luis IX, King of France joined with the quetchua word “Poctosí” meaning “hill that explodes” in allusion to the famous mines
of Cerro the San Pedro (similar to those in the famous Potosi area
in Bolivia).
The city’s attraction calendar varies throughout the year, but
without a doubt, its biggest celebrations conserve a religious
influence, being the most important the Day of the Dead (Nov
2) and the Ceremony of Silence every Holy Saturday during the
Catholic Holy Week.
Every August, the city host the Feria Nacional Potosina (FENAPO),
considered the second most important State Fair in the country;
as well San Luis Potosi hosts varied artistic and cultural festivals
through the year such as the “Festival de San Luis”, “Fiesta de
Luz” and the “Festival de Danza Contemporánea Lila López” to
mention some.
The city´s gastronomy by itself is a huge tourist attraction,
with plates like the cheese red tacos “Camila” or the famous
“Enchiladas Potosinas” being the latter the most recognized dish
of the city, made with red pepper corn tortilla filled with a mixture of
cheese and chilies, commonly served with fried beans, chopped
onion and guacamole. The desserts include the famous “queso
de tuna” and the ones elaborated with goat milk like custards and
“cajetas” (milk caramel spreads).
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MARIO GARCIA VALDEZ
MAYOR OF SAN LUIS POTOSI, S.L.P.
2012-2015
3.
GOVERNMENT
AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
The Government of San Luis Potosí is headed by the Mayor
Mario Garcia Valdez, elected in the year of 2012 and active
member of the party Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI).
The council is composed by 2 Syndics and 15 Councilors,
whom are in charged of the city’s Public Administration.
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H. AYUNTAMIENTO DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
ORGANIGRAMA ESQUEMÁTICO GENERAL AUTORIZADO
GABINETE LEGAL Y AMPLIADO 2012-2015
H. AYUNTAMIENTO DE S.L.P.
(CABILDO)
COMISIONES PERMANENTES
SÍNDICOS
PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL
REGIDORES
María Eugenia Rivera Fernández
Paulina Castelo Campos
Mario García Valdez
Jesús Eduardo Noyola Bernal
Irene Margarita Hernández Fiscal
Sergio Zapata Montoya
Alma Ruth Castillo Zúñiga
Yadira Alejandra Salas Niño
Luis Gerardo Aldaco Ortega
Marín Trejo Reséndiz
Jorge Luis Pérez Ávila
Oliver Meade Hervert
Nadya Edith Rangel Zavala
Eduardo Acebo Zarzosa
Marco Antonio Zavala Galeana
Gabriela de los S. C. Meade Pons
María Eloísa Landaverde Trejo
Juan José Aguilar Espinoza
SECRETARÍA
GENERAL
SECRETARÍA
PARTICULAR
TESORERÍA
MUNICIPAL
OFICIALÍA
MAYOR
CONTRALORÍA
INTERNA
SECRETARÍA
TÉCNICA
Juan Ramón
Nieto Navarro
Pilar Delgadillo Silva
José Bolaños
Guangorena
Pedro Mario
Hidalgo Martínez
María del Carmen
Aranda Manteca
Cuauhtémoc
Modesto López
PRESIDENCIA
DEL SISTEMA
DIF MUNICIPAL
DIRECCIÓN DE
PROYECTOS
ESPECIALES Y
GESTIÓN DE
FONDOS
DIRECCIÓN DE
COMUNICACIÓN
SOCIAL
José Juan Pérez Guillén
José Antonio Meza Rojo
Sra. Maricela
Castañón de García
DIRECCIÓN DE
CATASTRO Y
DESARROLLO
URBANO
DIRECCIÓN DE
COMERCIO
DIRECCIÓN
DE SERVICIOS
MUNICIPALES
DIRECCIÓN DE
ECOLOGÍA Y
ASEO PÚBLICO
DIRECCIÓN
DE OBRAS
PÚBLICAS
DIRECCIÓN
DEL DIF
DIRECCIÓN DE
DESARROLLO
ECONÓMICO
DIRECCIÓN DE
DESARROLLO
TURÍSTICO
DIRECCIÓN DE
EDUCACIÓN
MUNICIPAL
DIRECCIÓN DE
DESARROLLO
SOCIAL
DIRECCIÓN DE
SEGURIDAD
PÚBLICA
DELEGACIÓN
MUNICIPAL
DE BOCAS
DELEGACIÓN
MUNICIPAL DE
VILLA DE POZOS
DELEGACIÓN
MUNICIPAL
DE LA PILA
Jesús Carlos
Cepeda Rodríguez
Edgar Durón Puente
René Díaz González
Alberto Javier
Echavarria Delgado
Juan Manuel
López Acevedo
María Guadalupe
Chávez Méndez
Rodrigo Martí
Ascencio
Rafael Armendáriz
Blázquez
Juan Francisco
Alvarado Arellano
Beatriz Benavente
Rodríguez
Comisario Arturo
Javier Calvario
Ramírez
José Francisco
García Castillo
Francisco González
Mendizábal
Sergio Mejía
Sánchez
Lead by the General Director Rodrigo Marti Ascencio, The Department of Economic Development at the City Council of San Luis Potosi, is in charge
of Foreign Affairs, having Yathziryy Vitales Medina as Director of Sister Cities.
Contact information for Foreign Affairs:
Phone: 8 345486 * 3004
Web Page: www.sanluisciudadeshermanas.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: Ciudades Hermanas SLP https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ciudades-Hermanas-SLP/486899388024110?ref=hl
Twitter: CdsHermanasSLP https://twitter.com/CdsHermanasSLP
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem is a strategy of the city’s
Government to contribute with the business organisms,
educative institutions, investigation centers and funding
systems to generate supportive synergies with the citizens
of San Luis Potosi for them to generate productive and
prosperous business.
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MAIN
GOVERNMENT
PROJECTS
This effort is aimed to transform the city of San Luis Potosi in
an intelligent, sustainable, integrated and open economy to
the world. We are currently looking for strategic allies, willing
to potentiate the local economies, allowing the entrepreneurs
to grow their business and so contributing to the economic
growth and development of the city and the country.
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Program of Cadastral Modernization
Historic Downtown Rehabilitation
It is a program that encompasses new technologies of
information for the government taking decisions process,
focused in the urban development, cadastre, commerce,
public works and that reduces time and cost associated with
the transactions that the population carryout.
This program promotes both the embellishment of the city´s
downtown and the urban sustainable mobility. The first stage
consists in the modernization of the public bus transfer station,
located at Juan Sarabia´s grove, used daily by thousands
of citizens mainly on their way back and forth to work. This
project operates along the Federal Government´s National
Development Plan 2013 – 2018.
The program grants higher competitiveness to the city, every
time it counts with a modern platform of information consulting
that makes more efficient and effective the government’s duty.
By means of this program there is a better control of the uses
and destination of floor of the city, this contributes to the
territorial order and the sustainability of the City.
The program eliminates the informal channels of communication
with the citizens and aims the institution system to eliminate
the corruption.
Energy Program
Digital Government
The strategy of this project is to simplify the life of the citizens
and has concrete objectives that point out to the future of the
city. It looks forward for the city to count with an economy
based on knowledge and to improve the quality of its citizens
by means of technologies, under a platform of Electronic
Government that improves the income of the city, optimizes the
expenditure and usage of municipal resources, concentrated
all services in a unique window and also supervising and
auditing all the city’s operations.
The main objective of this program is to reduce the city´s
carbon dioxide emissions and the energy bill. The action lines
of the program are:
• Efficiency; replacing conventional bulbs with energy saving
bulbs.
• Reduce waste of energy; turning off lights and electronics
when not in use, and assure proper function of city´s
electronics as well as automated luminaries.
• Sustainability; replacing street luminaries with LED lamps
and solar power generators.
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References:
Población potosina.
http://www.inegi.org.mx/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/
productos/censos/poblacion/2010/princi_result/slp/24_
principales_resultados_cpv2010.pdf
Lugar de San Luis Potosí en economía y PIB.
http://www.inegi.org.mx/inegi/contenidos/espanol/prensa/
boletines/Boletin/Comunicados/Especiales/2010/Mayo/
comunica42.pdf
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