San Felipe, Guanajuato
Encyclopedia
San Felipe is a Mexican
city and municipality
located in the northwest region of the state of Guanajuato
. The municipality has an area of 2,969.79 square kilometers (9.50% of the state's surface), making it the biggest municipality in terms of size. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ocampo
, to the south by the municipalities of León
and Guanajuato
, to the southeast by the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo
and to the east by the municipality of San Diego de la Unión
. It borders to the north with the state of San Luis Potosí
and to the west with the state of Jalisco
. The municipality had 106,952 inhabitants as of 2010.
. The city was founded with the name of San Felipe in honor of King Phillip II of Spain. In 1889 the name of the city was changed to "Ciudad González" in honor of the then governor of Guanajuato, Manuel González. The name of the city was again changed in 1938, this time to "Ciudad Hernández Álvarez", after governor Enrique Herández Álvarez. In 1948 the city's name was reverted back to the original name of "San Felipe". Regardless of the several official names the city was given through time, it was always colloquially known as "San Felipe Torres Mochas" (lit. "San Felipe stub-towers"), a nickname that persists to this day.
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 the northwest 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 2,969.79 square kilometers (9.50% of the state's surface), making it the biggest municipality in terms of size. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ocampo
Ocampo, Guanajuato
Ocampo is a city located in the northwest region of the Mexican state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 1,019.49 square kilometres and is bordered and to the south and east by San Felipe, to the north by the state of San Luis Potosí, to the west by the state of Jalisco...
, to the south by the municipalities of León
León, Guanajuato
The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the sixth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato. It is also the seat of the municipality of León...
and Guanajuato
Guanajuato, Guanajuato
Guanajuato is a city and municipality in central Mexico and the capital of the state of the same name. It is located in a narrow valley, which makes the streets of the city narrow and winding. Most are alleys that cars cannot pass through, and some are long sets of stairs up the mountainsides....
, to the southeast by the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo
Dolores Hidalgo
Dolores Hidalgo Dolores Hidalgo Dolores Hidalgo (in full, Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional is the name of a city and the surrounding municipality in the north-central part of the Mexican state of Guanajuato....
and to the east by the municipality of San Diego de la Unión
San Diego de la Unión
San Diego de la Unión is a Mexican city located in the Northwest region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 990.17 square kilometres and is bordered to the north by San Luis Potosí, to the east by San Luis de la Paz, to the south by Dolores Hidalgo, and to the west by San...
. It borders to the north with the state of San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
and to the west with the state of Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
. The municipality had 106,952 inhabitants as of 2010.
History
San Felipe was founded by Francisco de Velasco on January 21, 1562, by orders of viceroy Luis de VelascoLuis de Velasco
Luís de Velasco was the second viceroy of New Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century....
. The city was founded with the name of San Felipe in honor of King Phillip II of Spain. In 1889 the name of the city was changed to "Ciudad González" in honor of the then governor of Guanajuato, Manuel González. The name of the city was again changed in 1938, this time to "Ciudad Hernández Álvarez", after governor Enrique Herández Álvarez. In 1948 the city's name was reverted back to the original name of "San Felipe". Regardless of the several official names the city was given through time, it was always colloquially known as "San Felipe Torres Mochas" (lit. "San Felipe stub-towers"), a nickname that persists to this day.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010 there were 106,952 people and 22,830 households in the municipality, representing a population increase of 11,056 from the previous census in 2005. The population density was 36.01/km² (93.3/sq mi), with an average of 4.7 people per household.External links
- San Felipe official website (in Spanish)
- Municipal data from the 2010 census (in Spanish)