Querétaro (state)

Querétaro de Arteaga
Capital	Santiago de Querétaro
surface	11,699 km² (rank 27 )
population	1,827,937 (Rank 22 )
Population density	156 inhabitants per km² (2010 census)
governor	Francisco Domínguez Servién ( PAN ) (2015–2021)
Federal MPs	PAN = 3 PES = 2 (5 federal constituencies)
Senators	PAN = 2 morena = 1
ISO 3166-2	MX-QUE
Postal abbreviation	Qro.
Website	www.queretaro.gob.mx

The Mexican state of Querétaro [ keˈɾetaɾo ] (also Querétaro de Arteaga ), officially Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( Spanish Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro ) lies between Guanajuato and Hidalgo . It has about 1.8 million inhabitants. The people live mainly from livestock farming ; the area around the capital is heavily industrialized.

geography

The state is 11,699 km² and is located in the highlands of Mexico between the chains of the Western and Eastern Sierra Madre .

Population development

year	population
1950	286.238
1960	355.045
1970	485,523
1980	739.605
1990	1,051,235
1995	1,250,476
2000	1,404,306
2005	1,598,139
2010	1,827,937
2015	2,038,372

administration

Santiago de Querétaro is the capital of the state of Querétaro. It is located about 200 km northwest of Mexico City and is known for its historic old town .

The state is divided into 18 administrative districts ( municipios ).

economy

In the fertile valleys, cotton, maize, coffee and beans are mainly grown, while cattle is mainly raised in the mountains. There are large deposits of mercury, opals, and other precious stones.

Web links

Commons : Querétaro  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• State homepage (Spanish)

Coordinates: 20 ° 50 ′  N , 99 ° 51 ′  W