San Andrés de Salvatierra
Ciudad de Salvatierra | |
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Clockwise from upper left: View of the Tetilla hills, Templo de San Francisco, the historic Puente de Batanes, Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Luz, Templo y Convento Las Capuchinas, Eco Parque El Sabinal, Templo del Señor del Socorro, Ex-Hacienda San José del Carmen and the Salvatierra city sign. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Salvatierra Location within Guanajuato  Salvatierra Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°12′56″N 100°53′46″W / 20.21556°N 100.89611°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Founded (officially) | 1644 (By Garcia Sarmiento de Sotomayor) |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Germán Cervantes Vega (.svg){kind=logo} ) |
| Elevation | 1,749 m (5,738 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35,401 city; 94,126 municipality |
| Demonym | Salvaterrense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal code | 38900 |
| Area code | 466 |
| Website | https://salvatierra.gob.mx/salvatierra/ |
| Average temperature 18°C | |
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Salvatierra (Spanish: [salβaˈtjera] ) is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the valley of Huatzindeo in the lowlands of the state of Guanajuato. It is rich in civil and religious architecture; haciendas, bridges, convents and large houses surrounded in tradition and history. With an area of 507.70 square kilometres, Salvatierra accounts for 1.66% the total area of the state. It is bordered to the north by Tarimoro and Cortazar, to the south by Acámbaro and the state of Michoacán, to the west by Yuriria and Santiago Maravatío, and to the northeast by Jaral del Progreso. The municipality had a total of 94,558 inhabitants of which 34,066 lived in the city of Salvatierra, according to the 2005 census.[1][2] As of 2020 the municipality had a total of 94,126 inhabitants, compared to 2010, the population in Salvatierra decreased by -3.02%[3]
In pre-Columbian times the area was known as Huatzindeo (or Guatzindeo) which means "Place of beautiful vegetation"[4] by the mostly Purépecha inhabitants. In 1646 Salvatierra became the first city of Guanajuato, thus making it the oldest city in the state. Salvatierra was declared a pueblo magico in 2012 by the Mexican government.
- ^ "2005 Census". INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ "Mexican Municipality Encyclopedia". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ "Salvatierra: Economía, empleo, equidad, calidad de vida, educación, salud y seguridad pública".
- ^ City profile Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine