Municipalities of Guanajuato

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Map of Mexico with Guanajuato highlighted
Map of Mexico with Guanajuato highlighted

Guanajuato is a state in North Central Mexico that is divided into 46 municipalities.[1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, Guanajuato is the sixth most populous state with Template:Nts inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.[1][2]

Municipalities in Guanajuato are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population in Guanajuato and third largest in Mexico is León, with 1,721,215 residents or approximately Script error: No such module "Percentage". of the state population.[1] The smallest municipality by population is Atarjea with 5,296 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is San Felipe which spans Template:Convert, and the smallest is Pueblo Nuevo which spans Template:Convert.[2] The first state constitution, Constitución Política del Estado Libre de Guanajuato, resulted in the formation of the first 17 municipalities in Guanajuato on Template:Dts.[6][7] The newest municipality is Doctor Mora, incorporated on Template:Dts.[7]

Municipalities

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Name Municipal seat Population
(2020)[1]
Population
(2010)[8]
Change Land area[2] Population density
(2020)
Incorporation date[7]
km2 sq mi
Abasolo Abasolo Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Acámbaro Acámbaro Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Apaseo el Alto Apaseo el Alto Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Apaseo el Grande[lower-alpha 1] Apaseo el Grande Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Atarjea Atarjea Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Celaya Celaya Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Comonfort[lower-alpha 2] Comonfort Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Coroneo Coroneo Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Cortazar Cortazar Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Cuerámaro[lower-alpha 3] Cuerámaro Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Doctor Mora[lower-alpha 4] Doctor Mora Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Dolores Hidalgo[lower-alpha 5] Dolores Hidalgo Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
GuanajuatoTemplate:Dagger Guanajuato Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Huanímaro Huanímaro Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Irapuato Irapuato Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Jaral del Progreso Jaral del Progreso Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Jerécuaro Jerécuaro Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
León León Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Manuel Doblado[lower-alpha 6] Ciudad Manuel Doblado Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Moroleón Moroleón Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Ocampo Ocampo Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Pénjamo Pénjamo Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Pueblo Nuevo Pueblo Nuevo Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Purísima del Rincón Purísima de Bustos Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Romita Romita Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Salamanca Salamanca Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Salvatierra Salvatierra Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
San Diego de la Unión San Diego de la Unión Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
San Felipe San Felipe Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
San Francisco del Rincón San Francisco del Rincón Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
San José Iturbide San José Iturbide Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
San Luis de la Paz San Luis de la Paz Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
San Miguel de Allende San Miguel de Allende Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Santa Catarina Santa Catarina Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Santiago Maravatío Santiago Maravatío Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Silao de la Victoria Silao de la Victoria Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Tarandacuao [lower-alpha 7] Tarandacuao Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Tarimoro Tarimoro Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Tierra Blanca Tierra Blanca Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Uriangato Uriangato Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Valle de Santiago Valle de Santiago Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Victoria Victoria Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Villagrán Villagrán Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Xichú Xichú Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
Yuriria (Yuririapúndaro) Yuriria Template:Change Template:Convert Template:Pop density Template:Dts
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