Ciudad Valles ( Spanish: Ciudad Valles ) is a city in the municipality of Ciudad Valles of Mexico , part of the state of San Luis Potosi . The population is 172,262 people.
| City | |||
| Ciudad valles | |||
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| Ciudad valles | |||
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| A country |  Mexico | ||
| State | San Luis Potosi | ||
| Municipality | Ciudad valles | ||
| The mayor | Juan Jose Ortiz Asuara | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | July 25, 1533 | ||
| City with | October 5, 1827 | ||
| Center height | 80 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 6 ; summer UTC − 5 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 172,262 people ( 2012 ) | ||
| Katoykonim | Vallense | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +52 481 | ||
| Postal codes | 79000 | ||
| vallesslp.gob.mx (Spanish) | |||
History
The city was founded on July 25, 1533 by the Spanish conquistador Nuno de Guzmán, under the name Villa de Santiago de los Valles de Ohitipa, abbreviated as Villa de los Valles (“Village among the valleys”). On October 5, 1827, Villiers de los Valles was given the status of a city (“Ciudad”) and the village was renamed Ciudad Valles.