Guanajuato (state)
Guanajuato is a state in western Mexico. About 4,890,000 people live there. Its capital is also called Guanajuato. The largest city is León.
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 Location within Mexico | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Capital | Guanajuato |
| Municipalities | 46 |
| Largest City | León |
| Colonized | 1520s |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Juan Manuel Oliva Ramirez (PAN) |
| • Federal Deputies | PAN: 14 |
| • Federal Senators | Humberto Andrade Quezada (PAN) Luis Alberto Villarreal García (PAN) Francisco Arroyo Vieyra (PRI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30,491 km2 (11,773 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,893,812 (Ranked 6th) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| HDI (2004) | 0.7662 - medium Ranked 22nd |
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-GUA |
| Postal abbr. | Gto. |
| Website | Guanajuato |
Guanajuato (state) Media
- Matorral xerófilo de Dolores Hidalgo.jpg
Matorral xerófilo de Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, México.*El municipio de Dolores Hidalgo presenta un clima predominantemente semiárido, el tipo de vegetación presente es el matorral xerófilo. Fotografía tomada en Carretera Federal 110, 19 de agosto de 2008.
- Cerro Culiacán from Jaral del Progreso.jpg
Cerro Culiacán from Jaral del Progreso
- Lake yuriria.jpg
Fishing boats at , Guanajuato, Mexico - Lanchas de Pescar en el Lago de Yuriria, Guanajuato, México
- Bajio.JPG
Farmland in the Bajío
- MountainLion
Dusky Rattlesnake*Crotalus aquilus South-central Mexico
- Ardilla gris mexicana.JPG
Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) on branch.
- Granger Lake 013.jpg
The Dasypus novemcinctus, otherwise known as the Nine-banded Armadillo near Granger Lake between Taylor, and Granger, Texas.
- Cardinal.jpg
Picture of Cardinal modified from FWS
- Turkey Vulture Closeup.jpg
A closeup of a Turkey vulture scavenging near Milpitas, California.