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Guadalajara
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Guadalajara is a city in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th most populous city in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642 people, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in the country and the twentieth largest metropolitan area in the Americas. Guadalajara has the second-highest population density in Mexico, with over 10,361 people per square kilometer. Within Mexico, Guadalajara is a center of business, arts and culture, technology and tourism; as well as the economic center of the Bajío region. It usually ranks among the 100 most productive and globally competitive cities in the world. It is home to numerous landmarks, including Guadalajara Cathedral, the Teatro Degollado, the Templo Expiatorio, the UNESCO World Heritage site Hospicio Cabañas, and the San Juan de Dios Market—the largest indoor market in Latin America.
Image: Panorámica Guadalajara desde edificio Bansi hacia norte (cropped)
Image: Panorámica Guadalajara desde edificio Bansi hacia norte (cropped)
Image: Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 2.0
Image: Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 2.0
Image: Arcos Guadalajara 2 (cropped)
Image: Arcos Guadalajara 2 (cropped)
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Image: Minerva GDL
Jalisco
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Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by six states, Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacán, and Colima. Jalisco is divided into 125 municipalities, and its capital and largest city is Guadalajara.
Guachimontones archaelogical site, built and inhabited by the Teuchitlán culture from 300 BCE to 450 CE.
Guachimontones archaelogical site, built and inhabited by the Teuchitlán culture from 300 BCE to 450 CE.
Jaliscan ceramic warrior, c. 100 BCE to 150 CE.
Jaliscan ceramic warrior, c. 100 BCE to 150 CE.
Depiction of the conquest of Jalisco by Spaniard Cristóbal de Olid and his Tlaxcalan allies, as depicted in the Lienzo de Tlaxcala of 1522.
Depiction of the conquest of Jalisco by Spaniard Cristóbal de Olid and his Tlaxcalan allies, as depicted in the Lienzo de Tlaxcala of 1522.
Monument to Beatriz Hernández, a Spanish settler who helped establish the city of Guadalajara in 1542.
Monument to Beatriz Hernández, a Spanish settler who helped establish the city of Guadalajara in 1542.