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Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro

Santiago de Querétaro
Maxei  (Otomi)
City and municipality
Montage de Santiago de Querétaro.jpg
Coat of arms of Santiago de Querétaro
Coat of arms
Location of Querétaro within the State
Location of Querétaro within the State
Location of Querétaro in Mexico
Location of Querétaro in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°35′15″N 100°23′34″W / 20.58750°N 100.39278°W / 20.58750; -100.39278Coordinates: 20°35′15″N 100°23′34″W / 20.58750°N 100.39278°W / 20.58750; -100.39278
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
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

Querétaro City (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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