Municipalities

Notes

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

References

1. ^^abc"Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 – SCITEL" [Population and Housing Census 2020] (in Spanish). Mexico:INEGI. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2021.
2. ^^abc"México en cifras – Medio Ambiente" [Mexico in figures – Environment] (in Spanish). Mexico:INEGI. January 1998. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2021.
3. ^^abc"Decreto 1074"(PDF).Plan de San Luis (in Spanish). General Secretariat of Government, San Luis Potosí. July 22, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2025.
4. ^^abRocha, Raymundo (July 22, 2024)."Villa de Pozos: ¿quién y cómo se gobernará en el nuevo municipio de SLP?" (in Spanish). El Sol de San Luis. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2025.
5. ^^{abcdefghijklmnopqrs}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.
6. ^Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos [Political Constitution of the United Mexican States] (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2017.
7. ^OECD (November 12, 2004).New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121.ISBN 978-92-64-01532-6.
8. ^^abMexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. International Business Publications. 2009. p. 42.ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3.
9. ^"Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 – SCITEL" [Population and Housing Census 2010] (in Spanish). Mexico:INEGI. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2021.
10. ^"Solicitud de Municipalización de Villa de Pozos S.L.P."(PDF) (in Spanish). Congress of San Luis Potosí. May 22, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2025.