Querétaro City
municipal and state capital of Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Santiago de Querétaro (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe keˈɾetaɾo]; Otomi: Dähnini Maxei), known simply as Querétaro City (Spanish: Ciudad de Querétaro), is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro. It is located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío.[2] It is 213 kilometers (132 mi) northwest of Mexico City.
Santiago de Querétaro | |
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Coordinates: 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 | Luis Nava |
Elevation | 1,820 m (5,970 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Metro | 1,594,212 |
• City | 794,789 |
• Municipality | 1,049,777 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area codes | 442/446 |
Website | queretaro.gob.mx |
Etymology
changeThe name comes from Purépecha and means "place of great city", named Kehr'iretarhu, although both the town and municipality are commonly referred to as simply "Querétaro".
Maxei in Otomi language and Tlachco in Nahua language.
References
change- ↑ INEGI, Anuario Estadístico del Estado de Querétaro, 2003
- ↑ "Bajío, el nuevo milagro mexicano". T21. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2022-02-01.