Apaseo el Grande

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Apaseo el Grande is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 415.26 square kilometres (1.37% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by Comonfort and San Miguel de Allende, to the east by the state of Querataro, to the south by Apaseo el Alto, and to the west by Celaya. The municipality had a population of 68,738 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. [1] [2].

In pre-Columbian times the region was known as Andahe or "Close to the water" and Atlayahualco or "Place of where water flows" by the Otomí and Nahua inhabitants. It was eventually known as as Apatzeo or "Yellow flower," by the P'urhépecha. It received its present name of Apaseo el Grande in 1525 upon conquest by the Spaniards.

The municipal president of Apaseo el Grande and its many smaller outlying communities is Salvador Oliveros Ramírez. [3]

[edit] Official website

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2005 Census. INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
  2. ^ Guanajuato Mexican Municipality Encyclopedia. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
  3. ^ Presidencia Municipal de Apaseo el Grande, Gto. - Salvador Oliveros Ramírez

Coordinates: 20°34′N 100°42′W / 20.567, -100.7