Querétaro

Also known as Queretaro State, Queretaro

Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro. It is located in north-central Mexico, in a region known as Bajío. It is bordered by the states of San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the west, Hidalgo to the east, México to the southeast and Michoacán to the southwest.

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Querétaro is one of Mexico's 32 states, located in the north-central Bajío region and divided into 18 municipalities with Santiago de Querétaro as its capital. It borders five other Mexican states: San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México, and Michoacán.

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Settlement.name: Querétaro
Settlement.native_name: Ndämxei (Otomí)
Settlement.image_skyline: Pinal de Amoles, Qro, México.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Queretaro.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Queretaro.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 160px
Settlement.shield_size: 80px
Settlement.image_map: Queretaro in Mexico (zoom).svg
Settlement.map_caption: State of Querétaro within Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Santiago de Querétaro
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Largest metro
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Greater Querétaro
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipalities

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro
Demonym: Queretano
Population: 2038372
Area: 11699.0
Elevation: 1856
Official website: www.queretaro.gob.mx
Image: Queretaro Centro Sur201708p1.jpg

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Commons category: Querétaro
postal code: 76
inception: 1823-01-01
Commons gallery: Querétaro
native label: Querétaro

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Geography, climate and ecology
Demographics
Culture
History
Economy
General description
Agriculture and forestry
Mining and industry
Traditional handcrafts
Commerce, services and tourism
Education
Transportation and communications
Transport
Media
Government
Archaeology
Villages
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The state is one of the smallest in Mexico, but also one of the most heterogeneous geographically, with ecosystems varying from deserts to tropical rainforest, especially in the Sierra Gorda, which is filled with microecosystems. The area of the state was located on the northern edge of Mesoamerica, with both the Purépecha Empire and Aztec Empire having influence in the extreme south, but neither really dominating it. The area, especially the Sierra Gorda, had a number of small city-states, but by the time the Spanish arrived, the area was independent from imperial powers. Small agricultural villages and seminomadic peoples lived in the area. Spanish conquest was focused on the establishment of Santiago de Querétaro, which still dominates the state culturally, economically and educationally.