Municipalities of Guanajuato

Map of Mexico with Guanajuato highlighted

Guanajuato is a state in central Mexico that is divided into 46 municipalities.<ref name="census2020">Template:Cite web</ref> According to the 2020 INEGI census, Guanajuato is the sixth most populous state with Template:Nts inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea" />

Municipalities in Guanajuato are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.<ref name="constitution">Template:Cite act</ref> Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.<ref name="Mexicolaws">Template:Cite book</ref> They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />

The largest municipality by population in Guanajuato and third largest in Mexico is León, with 1,721,215 residents or approximately Template:Percentage of the state population.<ref name="census2020" /> The smallest municipality by population is Atarjea with 5,296 residents.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is San Felipe which spans Template:Convert, and the smallest is Pueblo Nuevo which spans Template:Convert.<ref name=Landarea /> The first state constitution, Constitución Política del Estado Libre de Guanajuato, resulted in the formation of the first 17 municipalities in Guanajuato on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Incorporationdate" /> The newest municipality is Doctor Mora, incorporated on Template:Dts.<ref name="Incorporationdate" />

Municipalities

• Municipalities in Guanajuato
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  León, Guanajuato's largest municipality by population
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  Irapuato, second largest municipality by population.
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  Celaya, third largest municipality by population.
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  Salamanca, fourth largest municipality by population.
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  Silao, fifth largest municipality by population.
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  Guanajuato, capital city and sixth largest municipality by population.
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  San Miguel de Allende, seventh largest municipality by population.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)<ref name="census2020" />	Population (2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Change	Land area<ref name="Landarea"> Template:Cite web</ref>		Population density (2020)	Incorporation date<ref name="Incorporationdate">Template:Cite book</ref>
					km2	sq mi
Abasolo	Abasolo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Acámbaro	Acámbaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Apaseo el Alto	Apaseo el Alto	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Apaseo el Grande<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality's name was changed from Apaseo on Template:Dts to avoid confusion with the neighboring municipality of Apaseo el Alto.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Apaseo el Grande	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Atarjea	Atarjea	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Celaya	Celaya	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Comonfort<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality's name was changed from Chamacuero on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Comonfort	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coroneo	Coroneo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cortazar	Cortazar	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cuerámaro<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality's name was changed from Cuerámaro de Degollado on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Cuerámaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Doctor Mora<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality's name was changed from Charcas on Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Doctor Mora	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Dolores Hidalgo<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality's full name is Dolores Hidalgo, Cuna de la Independencia Nacional.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Dolores Hidalgo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
GuanajuatoTemplate:Dagger	Guanajuato	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huanímaro	Huanímaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Irapuato	Irapuato	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jaral del Progreso	Jaral del Progreso	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jerécuaro	Jerécuaro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
León	León	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Manuel Doblado<ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality's name was changed from San Pedro Piedra Gorda Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Ciudad Manuel Doblado	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Moroleón	Moroleón	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocampo	Ocampo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pénjamo	Pénjamo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pueblo Nuevo	Pueblo Nuevo	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Purísima del Rincón	Purísima de Bustos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Romita	Romita	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Salamanca	Salamanca	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Salvatierra	Salvatierra	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Diego de la Unión	San Diego de la Unión	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Felipe	San Felipe	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Francisco del Rincón	San Francisco del Rincón	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San José Iturbide	San José Iturbide	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Luis de la Paz	San Luis de la Paz	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Miguel de Allende	San Miguel de Allende	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santa Catarina	Santa Catarina	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas	Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santiago Maravatío	Santiago Maravatío	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Silao de la Victoria	Silao de la Victoria	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tarandacuao <ref group="lower-alpha">The municipality's name was changed from Tarandacuao de la Constancia Template:Dts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref></ref>	Tarandacuao	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tarimoro	Tarimoro	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tierra Blanca	Tierra Blanca	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Uriangato	Uriangato	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Valle de Santiago	Valle de Santiago	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Victoria	Victoria	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Villagrán	Villagrán	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Xichú	Xichú	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Yuriria (Yuririapúndaro)	Yuriria	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guanajuato	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—
Mexico	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—