Salvatierra, Guanajuato
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| Official Name | Salvatierra |
| Country - State: - Municipality |
 MexicoGuanajuato Salvatierra |
| Population (2005) | 94,558 hab |
| Altitude | 1700 msl |
| Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude: |
23° 13’ N 100° 53’ W |
| Foundation - Foundation: |
02/09/1644 |
| Mayor | Raúl Ulises Cardiel Gutiérrez |
| Political party | PAN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 |
| Demonym | Salvaterrence |
| Postal code | 38900- |
| Area code | 466 |
| Website: salvatierra.guanajuato.gob.mx | |
Salvatierra is one of the 46 municipalities in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
In pre-Columbian times the area was known as Guatzindeo or "Place of beautiful vegetation."
[edit] San Andrés de Salvatierra
San Andrés de Salvatierra was founded under the order of Spanish viceroy Don Garcia Sarmiento de Sotomayor, 2nd Count of Salvatierra and Marquis of Sobroso, on February 9th, 1644. In 1646 the town was granted the title of city, becoming the first city in the state of Guanajuato.
[edit] Geography
With an area of 507.70 square kilometres, Salvatierra accounts for 1.66% the total area of the state. It is bordered to the north by Tarimoro, to the south by Acámbaro and the state of Michoacán, to the west by Yuriria and Santiago Maravatío, and to the northeast by Jaral del Progreso.
According to the 2000 census, the municipality had a total of 94,558 inhabitants of which 34066 lived in the city of Salvatierra.
[edit] External link
- Municipality Web site (in Spanish)
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