Rioverde is a city and its surrounding
municipality located in the south-central part of the state of
San Luis Potosi,
Mexico. It is the fifth-most populated city in the state, behind
San Luis Potosí,
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez,
Ciudad Valles, and
Matehuala. The city had a 2005 census population of 49,183, while the municipality, of which it serves as municipal seat, had a population of 85,945 and an area extent of 3,109.71 km² (1,200.07 sq mi). The population of its
metropolitan area, which includes the largest municipality of
Ciudad Fernández, was 126,997.