San Luis, Arizona, United States

E38109

San Luis, Arizona, United States, is a small border city in southwestern Arizona known for its location along the U.S.–Mexico border and as the place where labor leader César Chávez died.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
adjacentTo San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
areaCode 928
borderCityWith San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
borderCrossing San Luis Port of Entry
borderInfrastructure border fence
borderRole gateway for cross-border commuters
gateway for seasonal agricultural workers
commonlySpokenLanguage Spanish
country United States
countrySubdivision State of Arizona
United States, Arizona
county Yuma County, Arizona
distanceTo approximately 20 miles south of Yuma, Arizona
elevation approximately 130 feet above sea level
governmentJurisdiction City of San Luis
governmentType council–manager government
hasCharacteristic border commerce–oriented economy
predominantly Hispanic or Latino population
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasFacility San Luis Port of Entry II
hasMunicipalStatus incorporated city
hasNotableEvent death of César Chávez
hasNotablePersonAssociated César Chávez
hasOfficialLanguage English
incorporatedAsCity 1979
KöppenClimateClassification BWh
locatedIn Sonoran Desert
United States–Mexico border region
southwestern Arizona
southwestern United States
locatedNear Colorado River
Yuma, Arizona
locatedOn United States–Mexico border
locatedOnBorderWith Mexico
namedAfter San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
observesDaylightSavingTime false
partOf Lower Colorado River Valley
Yuma metropolitan area
placeOfDeathOf César Chávez
postalCode 85349
primaryEconomicActivity agricultural labor
cross-border trade
retail services
region Southwest Arizona
state Arizona
timeZone Mountain Standard Time
transportation U.S. Route 95 NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Yuma County, Arizona ("San Luis, Arizona")
contains
César Chávez
placeOfDeath
U.S. Route 95 ("Mexican border at San Luis, Arizona")
runsFrom

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