Querétaro, Querétaro

Santiago de Querétaro (Spaingie pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe keˈɾetaɾo]) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the state o Querétaro locatit in central Mexico. It is locatit 213 km northwast o Mexico Ceety, 96 km sootheast o San Miguel de Allende an 200 km sooth o San Luis Potosí. The foondin date o the ceety is gien as 25 Julie 1531, when durin a battle atween the Spaingie an the natives o the aurie, an eclipse occurred durin which Saunt James on a white horse carryin a pink cross supposedly appeared, causin the natives o the auries tae surrender. In reality, Spaingie dominion here wis gradual.

Querétaro
Ceety an municipality
Santiago de Querétaro
Querétaro's auld aqueduct
Location o Querétaro athin the state
Coordinates: 20°35′15″N 100°23′34″W
Kintra	Mexico
State	Querétaro
Established	25 Julie 1531
Municipal Status	1917
Govrenment
• Municipal Preses	Francisco Domínguez Servien
Elevation	1820 m (5,970 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Ceety an municipality	804 663
• Metro	1 085 153 (metro)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	442
Website	www.municipiodequeretaro.gob.mx

The day, the ceety is ane o the fastest-growin in the kintra, wi its economic base in industries sic as chemicals, paper products an machinery. This haes caused the ceety an the metropolitan aurie tae attract mony migrants frae ither pairts o Mexico.

The ceety o Queretaro haes haed an ootstaundin industrial an economic development in the last 15 year. In 2009 Queretaro wis the metropolitan aurie wi the heichest GDP per caipita in Mexico wi US$20,000.

Sister ceeties

• Orange, Unitit States
• Holland, Unitit States
• Bakersfield, Unitit States
• Santiago, Chile
• Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Freemit airtins

• Municipio de Querétaro Archived 2011-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)