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 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg 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, 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
Fishing boats at , Guanajuato, Mexico - Lanchas de Pescar en el Lago de Yuriria, Guanajuato, México
Farmland in the Bajío
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Dusky Rattlesnake*Crotalus aquilus South-central Mexico
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Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) on branch.
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The Dasypus novemcinctus, otherwise known as the Nine-banded Armadillo near Granger Lake between Taylor, and Granger, Texas.
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Picture of Cardinal modified from FWS
A closeup of a Turkey vulture scavenging near Milpitas, California.
