San Felipe, Guanajuato

San Felipe
The parish church and main square of San Felipe.
The parish church and main square of San Felipe.
Official seal of San Felipe
Location of San Felipe within Guanajuato
Location of San Felipe within Guanajuato
San Felipe is located in Mexico
San Felipe
San Felipe
Coordinates: 21°29′00″N 101°13′00″W / 21.48333°N 101.21667°W / 21.48333; -101.21667
Country Mexico
State Guanajuato
FoundationJanuary 21, 1562
Founded asVilla de San Felipe
Founded byFrancisco de Velasco
Named forPhilip II of Spain
Government
 • MayorMiguel Ángel Flores Solís[1]
Area
 • Total2,969.79 km2 (1,146.64 sq mi)
Elevation
2,080 m (6,820 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total106,952
 • Density36.01/km2 (93.3/sq mi)
 • Demonym
sanfelipense
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time)
Websitesanfelipe.guanajuato.gob.mx

San Felipe (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe]), known colloquially as "San Felipe Torres Mochas" (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe ˈtores ˈmotʃas]), is a Mexican city and municipality located in the northwest region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 2,969.79 square kilometers (9.50% of the state's surface), making it the biggest municipality in terms of size. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ocampo, to the south by the municipalities of León and Guanajuato, to the southeast by the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo and to the east by the municipality of San Diego de la Unión. It borders to the north with the state of San Luis Potosí and to the west with the state of Jalisco. The municipality had 106,952 inhabitants as of 2010.[2]

  1. ^ Gobierno de San Felipe Torres Mochas. "Presidentes". Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. "San Felipe, Guanajuato". Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-17.