Silao de la Victoria | |
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City | |
Nickname: Silao | |
Coordinates: 20°56′52″N 101°25′41″W / 20.94778°N 101.42806°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Guanajuato |
Founded | February 3, 1833 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carlos García Villaseñor |
Area | |
• City | 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
• Municipality | 538.5 km2 (207.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,780 m (5,840 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• City | 83,352 |
• Density | 6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
• Municipality | 203,556 |
• Municipality density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
Demonym | silaoense |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Mexican Postal Code | 36100 |
Area code | 472 |
Website | http://www.silao.gob.mx |
Silao (Spanish pronunciation: [siˈlao]), officially Silao de la Victoria, is a city in the west-central part of the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. It is the seat of the municipality with the same name. As of the 2005 census, the city had a population of 66,485,[1][2] making it the seventh-largest city in the state. Silao is a center of agricultural and industrial activity.