Guanajuato is a state in North Central Mexico that is divided into 46 municipalities . According to the 2020 Mexican census , Guanajuato is the sixth most populous state with 6,166,934 inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning 30,691.61 square kilometres (11,850.10 sq mi).
5-453: Cuerámaro is a Mexican city (and municipality ) located in Southwest region of the state of Guanajuato . The municipality has an area of 254.85 square kilometres (0.83% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by Romita , to the east by Abasolo , to the south by Pénjamo , and to the west by Manuel Doblado . The municipality had a population of 25,610 inhabitants according to
10-459: Is León , with 1,721,215 residents or approximately 27.9% of the state population. The smallest municipality by population is Atarjea with 5,296 residents. The largest municipality by land area is San Felipe which spans 3,014.92 km (1,164.07 sq mi), and the smallest is Pueblo Nuevo which spans 60.05 km (23.18 sq mi). The first state constitution, Constitución Política del Estado Libre de Guanajuato , resulted in
15-633: The 2005 census. In pre-Columbian times, the area was inhabited by Guachichil people and eventually dominated by Purépecha , who gave the municipality its current name of Cuerámaro or "Coat of the Swamps." The municipal president of Cuerámaro and its many smaller outlying communities is Ana Bueno. 20°37′33″N 101°40′26″W / 20.62583°N 101.67389°W / 20.62583; -101.67389 Municipalities of Guanajuato Municipalities in Guanajuato are administratively autonomous of
20-555: The maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. 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. The largest municipality by population in Guanajuato and third largest in Mexico
25-577: The state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico . 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 ). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and
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