Northern San Luis Potosí
E754979
Northern San Luis Potosí is a semi-arid, economically important region in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, known for its desert landscapes, mining activity, and the city of Matehuala as a key urban center.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | San Luis Potosí state northern zone ⓘ |
| agriculturalConditions | water-scarce agriculture ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
state of Coahuila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Nuevo León NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Zacatecas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
high temperature variability
ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
mining ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| economicImportance | economically important region of San Luis Potosí ⓘ |
| economicLink | remittances from migrants in the United States ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
primary sector
ⓘ
secondary sector ⓘ tertiary sector ⓘ |
| hasEcoregion | Chihuahuan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscape | desert landscapes ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity | Matehuala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMiningActivity |
metallic minerals
ⓘ
non-metallic minerals ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality |
Catorce Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cedral Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Charcas Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Matehuala Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanegas Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa de Guadalupe Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoad | Federal Highway 57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCenter | Matehuala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cattle grazing
ⓘ
dry rangelands ⓘ mineral resources ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Luis Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Altiplano Potosino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of San Luis Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDistribution | concentrated in Matehuala and small rural communities ⓘ |
| strategicRole | transport link between central Mexico and northern border ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountain foothills
ⓘ
semi-desert plateau ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| transportCorridor | Mexico–United States route via Matehuala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWaterSource | groundwater wells ⓘ |
| waterAvailability | limited surface water ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.