Map of San Luis Potosí, Mexico

San Luis Potosí is the administrative centre of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with a population of about 722,772. It lies at 22.1498°N, 100.9792°W. San Luis Potosí is about 359 km (223 mi) northwest of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, 6 km to the northeast.

San Luis Potosí at a glance

Where is San Luis Potosí?

• The 23rd largest city in Mexico by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 47 min on the shortest day to 13 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Luis Potosí

• Soledad de Graciano Sánchez — 6 km northeast
• Rioverde — 104 km east
• San Luis de la Paz — 106 km southeast
• Dolores Hidalgo — 111 km south
• Guanajuato — 129 km south
• Lagos de Moreno — 133 km southwest
• León de los Aldama — 134 km southwest
• San Francisco del Rincón — 155 km southwest
• Purísima de Bustos — 155 km southwest
• Matehuala — 170 km north

Largest cities in San Luis Potosí

• Soledad de Graciano Sánchez — 332,072
• Ciudad Valles — 124,644
• Matehuala — 77,328
• Rioverde — 53,128

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.