Querétaro, Querétaro
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Santiago de Querétaro Maxei (Otomi) |
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 Location of Querétaro within the State |
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 Location of Querétaro in Mexico |
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| Coordinates: 20°35′15″N 100°23′34″W / 20.58750°N 100.39278°WCoordinates: 20°35′15″N 100°23′34″W / 20.58750°N 100.39278°W | ||
| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Querétaro | |
| Established | 25 July 1531 | |
| Municipal Status | 1917 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal President | Marcos Aguilar | |
| Elevation | 1,820 m (5,970 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • City and municipality | 804,663 | |
| • Metro | 1,097,025 (metro) | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | |
| Area code(s) | 442 | |
| Website | www.municipiodequeretaro.gob.mx | |
| Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro | |
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| Built | 16th and 17th Centuries |
| Architectural style(s) | Baroque |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Designated | 1996 |
| Reference no. | 792 |
| State Party | Mexico |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Santiago de Querétaro (Otomi: Maxei) (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe keˈɾetaɾo]) is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. It is located 213 kilometers (132 mi) northwest of Mexico City, 63 kilometers (39 mi) southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 kilometers (120 mi) south of San Luis Potosí. The city of Querétaro is divided into seven boroughs: Josefa Vergara y Hernández, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Centro Histórico, Cayetano Rubio, Santa Rosa Jáuregui, Félix Osores Sotomayor and Epigmenio González. In 1996, the historic center of Querétaro was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Querétaro has repeatedly been recognized as the metro area with the best quality of life and as the safest city in Mexico and also as the most dynamic in Latin America. It is a strong business and economic centre and a vigorous service city that is experiencing an ongoing social and economic revitalization. Querétaro has seen an outstanding industrial and economic development since the mid 1990s. Querétaro metropolitan area has the 2nd highest GDP per capita among Mexico's metropolitan areas with 20,000 USD after Monterrey. The city is the fastest-growing in the country, basing its economy on IT and data centers, logistics services, aircraft manufacturing and maintenance, call centers, the automotive and machinery industries, and the production of chemicals and food products. The region of Querétaro has a rapidily growing vineyards agriculture and hosts the famous wine producer from Spain Freixenet. Wine production in Querétaro is now the second largest in Mexico after that of the Baja California region.
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