Cárdenas, San Luis Potosí

City of Cárdenas
Ciudad de Cárdenas
city
Downtown Cárdenas
Nickname: 
La ciudad del ferrocarril (The railway city)
Interactive map of City of Cárdenas
CountryMexico
StateSan Luis Potosí
Founded17th century
Government
 • MayorPedro Alberto Tovar Gracia (PAN)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
20,000
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Postal code
77000
Websitewww.cardenas-slp.gob.mx/

Cárdenas is a municipality and city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.

The municipality is located east of the state capital in the Middle Zone, and it has the following coordinates: 99 ° 39 'W and 22 ° 00' north, with a height of 1.200 m above sea level. It is bordered to the north by Alaquines, to the east by Tamasopo, to the south by Rayon, and to the west by Río Verde, and it is 200 km away from the city of San Luis Potosí. With a population of about 20,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest city in the Middle Zone. it is 19 km away from the town of Alaquines, San Luis Potosí.