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Guanajuato (state)

Guanajuato
State
Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato
Flag of Guanajuato
Flag
Official seal of Guanajuato
Seal
State of Guanajuato within Mexico
State of Guanajuato within Mexico
Coordinates: 21°1′N 101°16′W / 21.017°N 101.267°W / 21.017; -101.267Coordinates: 21°1′N 101°16′W / 21.017°N 101.267°W / 21.017; -101.267
Country Mexico
Capital Guanajuato City
Largest City León
Municipalities 46
Admission December 20, 1823
Order 2nd
Government
 • Governor Miguel Márquez Márquez PAN
 • Senators Fernando Torres Graciano PAN
Juan Carlos Romero Hicks PAN
Miguel Ángel Chico Herrera PRI
 • Deputies
Area
 • Total 30,607 km2 (11,817 sq mi)
  Ranked 22nd
Highest elevation 3,110 m (10,200 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 5,853,677
 • Rank 6th
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
 • Density rank 5th
Demonym(s) Guanajuatense
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code 36-38
Area code
ISO 3166 code MX-GUA
HDI Increase 0.712 High ranked 25th
GDP US$ 25,759.40 million
Website Official Web site
^ a. The state's GDP was 329,720,355 thousand pesos in 2008, an amount corresponding to 25,759,402.74 thousand dollars, a dollar being worth 12.80 pesos (value as of June 3, 2010).

Guanajuato (Spanish pronunciation: [gwanaˈxwato]), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, are the 32 Federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato. The largest city in the state is León.

It is located in North-Central Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Jalisco to the west, Zacatecas to the northwest, San Luis Potosí to the north, Querétaro to the east and Michoacán to the south. It covers an area of 30,608 km2 (11,818 sq mi).

Guanajuato is located between the arid north of the country and the lusher south, and it is geographically part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, the Mexican Plateau and the Sierra Madre Oriental. It was initially settled by the Spanish in the 1520s due to mineral deposits found around the now capital city of Guanajuato, but areas such as the Bajío region also became important for agriculture and livestock. Mining and agriculture have been the traditional mainstays of the state's economy, but today, about 30% of the state's GDP is accounted for by industry, which includes metals, automobiles, leather goods, processed foods and more.


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