León, Mexico
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León León de los Aldama |
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| City of León | |||
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| Motto: El trabajo todo lo vence (Work overcomes everything) | |||
 Location of León in Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 21°07′N 101°41′W / 21.117°N 101.683°WCoordinates: 21°07′N 101°41′W / 21.117°N 101.683°W | |||
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 Mexico
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 Guanajuato
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| Founded | January 20, 1576 | ||
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Hector López Santillana (.svg){kind=small} ) |
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| • Land | 1,219.67 km2 (470.92 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,815 m (5,955 ft) | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • City | 1,454,793 | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,578,626 | ||
| • Metro | 1,630,094 | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| Area code(s) | +52 | ||
| Telephone exchange | 477 | ||
| Sources: National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing |
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León (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈon]) is the most populous city and municipality in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. In the 2015 Intercensal Survey INEGI reported 1,578,626 people living in the municipality of León, making it the fourth most populous municipality in Mexico. The metropolitan area of León recorded a population of 1,630,094 in the 2010 Census, making it the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Mexico. León is part of the macroregion of Bajío within the Central Mexican Plateau.
León has a strong leather industry, offering shoes, boots, belts, jackets, and other leather accessories to both national and international markets. Its first-class services and hotel industry make it one of the most important centers in Mexico with numerous opportunities for entertainment, gastronomy, leisure activities, arts, and recreation. It is also considered one of the most environmentally friendly cities in Mexico and has a high number of cyclists, in part because of integrating a network of bike lanes into the SIT system. In March 2012 it received an award as "City Water Champion", mainly due to great progress in the areas of sanitation, wastewater reuse, and energy cogeneration from biogas.
Leon generally has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) with summer rainfall (according to Köppen climate classification, Cwa) that closely borders on a semi-arid climate. The average annual temperature is 19.9 °C (67.8 °F), the warmest month is May with a maximum average of 31.7 °C (89.1 °F), and the coolest month is January with a minimum average temperature of 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). Outside the city microclimate island, the ranges tend to be higher, with maximum averages reaching 2 °C (3.6 °F) higher than in the city, and minimum averages lowered by 3 °C (5.4 °F) or more. In the villages located in between the northern mountains the climate changes; it is considered highland subtropical oceanic climate (Cwb according to Köppen climate classification), the average annual temperature is around 16 °C (61 °F).
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