Huanímaro
Encyclopedia
Huanímaro is a Mexican
city (and municipality
) located in Southwest region of the state of Guanajuato
. The municipality has an area of 130.57 square kilometres (0.43% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north and west by Abasolo
, to the south by the state of Michoacán
, and to the east by Valle de Santiago
. The municipality had a population of 19,693 inhabitants according to the 2005 census..
The name of the municipality is of Tarascan Cuaimaro origin and means "Place of barter" or "Place where the maize toasts."
The municipal president of Huanímaro and its 28 outlying communities is José Francisco Chávez González
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
city (and municipality
Municipalities of Guanajuato
The Mexican state of Guanajuato is divided into 46 municipalities :- References :*Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía : «Principales resultados por localidad 2005 » ....
) located in Southwest region of the state of Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
. The municipality has an area of 130.57 square kilometres (0.43% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north and west by Abasolo
Abasolo, Guanajuato
Abasolo is a Mexican city located in the Southeast region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 601.73 square kilometres , and is bordered to the north by Pueblo Nuevo and Valle de Santiago, to the south by the state of Michoacán and Huanímaro, and to the west by Pénjamo and...
, to the south by the state of Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
, and to the east by Valle de Santiago
Valle de Santiago
Valle de Santiago is a municipio in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, and also the name of its largest township and cabecera municipal . The municipality is located in the southern portion of the state in the Bajío region of central Mexico, and has an area of some...
. The municipality had a population of 19,693 inhabitants according to the 2005 census..
The name of the municipality is of Tarascan Cuaimaro origin and means "Place of barter" or "Place where the maize toasts."
The municipal president of Huanímaro and its 28 outlying communities is José Francisco Chávez González