Silao

Silao de la Victoria
City
Coat of arms of Silao de la Victoria
Nickname: 
Silao
Silao is located in Guanajuato
Silao
Silao
Location within Guanajuato
Silao is located in Mexico
Silao
Silao
Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 20°56′52″N 101°25′41″W / 20.94778°N 101.42806°W / 20.94778; -101.42806
Country Mexico
StateGuanajuato
FoundedFebruary 3, 1833
Government
 • MayorCarlos García Villaseñor
Area
 • City12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
 • Municipality538.5 km2 (207.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,780 m (5,840 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • City83,352
 • Density6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
 • Municipality
203,556
 • Municipality density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Demonymsilaoense
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Mexican Postal Code
36100
Area code472
Websitehttp://www.silao.gob.mx
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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.

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of Silao de la Victoria municipality with localities
  2. ^ "Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER)". INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. 2007. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2007.