León, Guanajuato

Léon is a city in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. About 1,150,000 people live in Léon. This makes it the seventh largest city in Mexico and the largest city in Guanajuato.

City
León de los Aldama
Country	Mexico
State	Guanajuato
Founded	20 January 1576
Government
• Mayor	Vicente Guerrero (PAN)
Area
• Land	1,219.67 km2 (470.92 sq mi)
Elevation	1,815 m (5,955 ft)
Population  (2005)
• City	1,137,465
• Urban	1,278,087
• Metro	1,584,337
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
Telephone exchange	477
Sources: National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing