San Juan del Río (Querétaro)
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Coordinates: 20 ° 23 ′ N , 100 ° 0 ′ W San Juan del Río on the Queretaro map
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Querétaro | |
| Municipio | San Juan del Río | |
| City foundation | 1531 | |
| Residents | 138,878 (2010) | |
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| surface | 40.4 km 2 | |
| Population density | 3,438 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 1920 m | |
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San Juan del Río is a city of around 150,000 in the Mexican state of Querétaro ; it is also the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name ( municipio ) with approx. 255,000 inhabitants. Since 2010, the city is part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro to UNESCO World Heritage .
Location and climate
The city of San Juan del Río is located almost 170 km (driving distance) northwest of Mexico City at an average altitude of approx. 1920 m ; the city of Querétaro is about 55 km to the north-west. The climate is warm; Rain (approx. 585 mm / year) falls predominantly in the summer half-year.
Population development
| year | 1950 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 |
| Residents | 7,501 | 99,483 | 120,984 | 138,878 |
The slight but steady increase in population in the last few decades is mainly due to the continuing immigration of families from the surrounding villages.
economy
Today, animal husbandry (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs) plays the most important role in the life of the community; In addition, the cultivation of grain (maize, wheat, barley) and the cultivation of fruit and vegetables (beans, chillies, tomatoes, prickly pears, peaches, pears, figs, etc.) are important. Small traders, craftsmen and service providers of all kinds as well as health and training institutions have settled in the city itself.
history
Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the region around San Juan del Río belonged to the tribal area of the largely sedentary Otomí Indians, who, however , were harassed by the nomadic Chichimecs in the following years . In 1531 the place was founded by the Spaniards to secure the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro , which led from Mexico City to the “silver cities” of the north. The importance of the settlement grew; A Real Caja was set up here in the 17th century .
Attractions
- In the historic city center near the Plaza Independencia they are all from the 17th and 18th centuries. Century churches of the Santuario Diocesano de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe , the Exconvento de Santo Domingo , the parish church of San Juan Bautista and the Capilla de la Concepción .
- The Museo de la Muerte is original in its subject matter .
- Surroundings
- Approx. 1 km south of the city center, a stone arch bridge (Puente de la Historia) from 1710/1 crosses the mostly dried up Río San Juan .
Santuario Diocesano de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Exconvento de Santo Domingo
Capilla de la Concepción
Museo de la Muerte
Puente de la Historia
