Guadalajara
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Ciudad de Guadalajara City of Guadalajara |
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Top left: Teatro Degollado, Guadalajara Cathedral Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, Hospicio Cabañas, Monument to the city's coat of arms, Arcos de Guadalajara, Templo Expiatorio, Estadio Chivas, Glorieta Minerva, Puerta de Hierro, Puente Matute Remus, Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara.
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| Nickname(s): Spanish: La Perla de Occidente (English: The Pearl of the West), Spanish: Guanatos, Spanish: La Ciudad de las Rosas |
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 Location of Guadalajara within Jalisco |
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 Guadalajara
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| Coordinates: 20°40′N 103°21′W / 20.667°N 103.350°WCoordinates: 20°40′N 103°21′W / 20.667°N 103.350°W | |||
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 Mexico
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 Jalisco
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| Region | Centro | ||
| Municipality | Guadalajara | ||
| Foundation | February 14, 1542 | ||
| Founded by | Cristóbal de Oñate | ||
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| • Mayor | Enrique Alfaro Ramírez (MC) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 151 km2 (58 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 2,734 km2 (1,056 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,566 m (5,138 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 1,495,189 | ||
| • Density | 10,361/km2 (26,830/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 4,424,252 | ||
| • Metro density | 1,583/km2 (4,100/sq mi) | ||
| • Demonym | Tapatío, Guadalajarense | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| Website | www |
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Guadalajara (/ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːrə/,Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa]) is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is in the central region of Jalisco in the Western-Pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,495,189 it is Mexico's fourth most populous municipality. The Guadalajara Metropolitan Area includes seven adjacent municipalities with a reported population of 4,328,584 in 2009, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Mexico, behind Mexico City. The municipality is the second most densely populated in Mexico, the first being Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl in the State of Mexico. It is a strong business and economic center in the Bajio region.
Guadalajara is the 10th largest city in Latin America in population, urban area and gross domestic product. The city is named after the Spanish city of Guadalajara, the name of which came from the Andalusian Arabic wād(i) l-ḥijāra (واد الحجارة or وادي الحجارة), meaning "river/valley of stones". The city's economy is based on services and industry, especially information technology, with a large number of international firms having regional offices and manufacturing facilities in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, and several domestic IT companies headquartered in the city. Other, more traditional industries, such as shoes, textiles and food processing are also important contributing factors.
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