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Queretaro City

Central America

Santiago de Queretaro, most commonly known simply as Queretaro, is the capital and largest city of the state of Queretaro in central Mexico, part of the Bajio macroregion. It lies 213 kilometers northwest of Mexico City, 63 kilometers southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 kilometers south of San Luis Potosi, and serves as the seat of the municipality of Queretaro, which is divided into seven boroughs. UNESCO declared the city's historic center a World Heritage Site in 1996.

Facts
Population
794,789 1
Area (sq km)
363 1
Founding Year
1531 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1820 1
Latitude
20.588056 degrees north 1
Longitude
100.388056 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 4
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Queretaro (city)
  • Article text
    794,789 people (75%) live in the city of Santiago de Querétaro proper.
  • Infobox, population_as_of
    2020
  • Infobox, area_land_km2
    363
  • Infobox, established_date
    25 July 1531
  • Infobox, elevation_m
    1820
  • Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), latitude
    20.588055555556,-100.38805555556
  • Wikidata, coordinate location (P625), longitude
    20.588055555556,-100.38805555556
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2. GeoNames: Santiago de Querétaro - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1826 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 20.75, -100.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 20.75, -100.25
20.75 -100.25 BSk
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4. GeoNames: Santiago de Querétaro - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3991164
Quote, cities500 record 3991164
20.58806 -100.38806 P PPLA MX 22 014 1594212 1826 America/Mexico_City
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Wikidata: Santiago de Queretaro
Wikidata Q173121, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Queretaro City (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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