Romita

Romita
Municipal of Romita
View of Romita Largest Parish's
View of Romita Largest Parish's
Coat of arms of Romita
Romita is located in Guanajuato
Romita
Romita
Location of Romita within Guanajuato
Romita is located in Mexico
Romita
Romita
Romita (Mexico)
Coordinates: 20°52′15″N 101°31′01″W / 20.87083°N 101.51694°W / 20.87083; -101.51694
Country Mexico
State Guanajuato
RegionWest Centro
MunicipalityRomita
FoundationMay 16, 1885
Founded by
  • Don Pascual Peñaranda
  • Ignacio Maza Rivas
  • Friar Manuel Almorrosta
Government
 • Municipal President Oswaldo Ponce Granados (PRI)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • City and municipality65,766
 • Urban
65,766
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitewww.romita.gob.mx

Romita is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the Southwest region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 442.10 square kilometres (1.46% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by León, to the east by Silao, to the southwest by Abasolo and Cuerámaro, and to the west by Manuel Doblado and San Francisco del Rincón. The municipality had a population of 105,825 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.[1][2]

The municipal president of Romita is Oswaldo Ponce Granados.[3]

  1. ^ "2005 Census". INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  2. ^ "State of Guanajuato". Mexican Municipality Encyclopedia - Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  3. ^ Gaona, Isaías Ocampo (2021-06-22). "Elecciones 2021: PAN retiene municipios clave de Guanajuato" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-24.