Guadalajara, Jal.
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Ciudad de Guadalajara City of Guadalajara |
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Top Left: The Hospicio Cabañas, Escudo de Guadalajara, Guadalajara Cathedral, Teatro Degollado, Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, Templo Expiatorio del Santísimo Sacramento, Arcos de Guadalajara, Glorieta Minerva, Avenida Américas and the Puente Matute Remus beside 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 as | Villa de Guadalajara | ||
| Founded by | Cristóbal de Oñate | ||
| Named for | Guadalajara, Spain | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Enrique Alfaro Ramírez (MC) | ||
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| • 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] (
listen)) 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.
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