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Guadalupe | |
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Top: Panoramic view of Guadalupe; middle: Convent of Our Lady of Guadalupe (left) and Cones of Santa Monica (right); Museum of Guadalupe (left) and Seat of Municipal Government (right). | |
Motto(s): Historia, Trabajo, Progreso (History, Labor, Progress) | |
Coordinates: 22°45′10″N 102°30′28″W / 22.75278°N 102.50778°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Zacatecas |
Municipality | Guadalupe |
Government | |
• Municipal President | José Saldívar Alcalde |
Elevation | 2,334 m (7,657 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 170,029 [1] |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 492 |
Climate | BSk |
Website | https://gobiernodeguadalupe.gob.mx/ |
Official name | Camino Real de Tierra Adentro |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
Reference | 1351-030 |
Inscription | 2010 (34th Session) |
Guadalupe is a town in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. It is located in the central region of the state and is the head of the Municipality of Guadalupe. With a population of 170,029 inhabitants, it is the most populated city in the state and with the city of Zacatecas and surrounding towns it forms a metropolitan area. On August 1, 2010, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List, being the former Apostolic College of Propaganda Fide of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the sites on the cultural itinerary that reached this title, for its architectural richness and contribution to the evangelization of the north of New Spain. On June 30, 2015, the Legislative Branch of the State of Zacatecas approved that the city of Guadalupe Zacatecas be declared a Historical City, a title that came into effect on Thursday, September 3 of that same year after its promulgation in decree number 400 published in the Official Newspaper of the State of Zacatecas. On October 11, 2018 at the Fifth National Fair of Pueblos Mágicos held in the city of Morelia, Michoacán, Guadalupe received incorporation into the Pueblos Mágicos program, being the sixth to have this registration in the state of Zacatecas.