San Juan del Río

San Juan del Río

Infobox Settlement
name = San Juan del Río
settlement_type = City


imagesize =
image_caption = Partial view of San Juan del Rio (taken from "Cerro Gordo" hill).
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Mexico
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Querétaro
subdivision_type2 = Municipality
subdivision_name2 = San Juan del Río
leader_title = Municipal president
leader_name = Jorge Luis Rivadeneira (PAN)
area_footnotes = (municipality)
area_total_km2 = 799.9
population_as_of = 2005
population_total = 120,984 (city); 208,462 (municipality)
utc_offset_DST = -6
latd=20 |latm=23 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=99 |longm=59 |longs= |longEW=W
blank_name = HDI (2000)
blank_info = 0.8035
blank1_name = GDP (per capita) (2000)
blank1_info = US$6.980,00
website = http://www.sanjuandelrio.gob.mx

San Juan del Río is a city (2005 census pop. 120,984) and administrative seat of the surrounding municipality "(municipio)" (pop. 208,462) of the same name in the central Mexican state of Querétaro. The population in July, 2007 is calculated in 128,270 for the city and 217,980 for the municipality.

The city and municipality both rank second in population in the state. The municipality has an area of 799.9 km² (308.84 sq mi).

It is located on the country's central plateau (altiplano), 127 km (79 miles) south-east of state capital Santiago de Querétaro, at coord|20|23|N|99|59|W| and an elevation of 1,922 metres (6,306 ft). Famous for its opals, mined at nearby La Trinidad, it is also an agricultural center (corn, wheat, sugarcane, beans, alfalfa, fruit, and livestock) and has some light industry. A number of wineries are also located in the vicinity.

It is connected to Santiago de Querétaro and Mexico City by the mainline freight railway and Federal Highway 57.

History

The city was founded on the Feast of Saint John the Baptist June 24,1531 by Fernado de Tapia, an Otomí chieftain that converted to Catholicism and dropped his Native name Conín. San Juan was one of the first Spanish settlements outside the Valley of Mexico and thus marked the beginning of the colonisation of Northern and Western Mexico, including the city of Querétaro which was founded one month later. The settlement became important since it was an obliged stop "en route" to the rich mining regions of Guanajuato, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí.

Cultural events

*January 17: Feast of San Antonio (Blessing of the Animals)
*February 2: Day of the Candelaria (Blessing of the Seeds)
*March 1: Jesusito de la Portería
*March 3: Feast of the Holy Cross
*Around June 24: City Fair , Feast of Patron Saint Saint John the Baptist and Anniversary of the City's Foundation.
*November 22: Feast of Santa Cecilia
*December 11: Procession of the "Farolitos"

Entertainment in San Juan del Río

* [http://www.goal7.com.mx/ Goal 7 San Juan del Río] Football 7 field "Goal 7"

References

* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_queretaro Querétaro] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

* [http://www.sanjuandelrio.gob.mx/ Gobierno Municipal de San Juan del Río] Official website
* [http://www.sanjuanense.com/ El Portal de los sanjuanenses] Pagina Comercial de San Juan del Rio


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