San Juan del Río (San Juan del Río)
San Juan del Río is a city (2010 census pop. 241,699) and administration of the surrounding San Juan del Río Municipality (pop. 208,462) in the central Mexican state of Querétaro. The population in for the municipality is 268,408 as of 2015.
The city and its municipality have the second-highest population in the state. The municipality has an area of 799.9 km2.
The city is located on country's central plateau (altiplano), 50 km southeast of state capital, Santiago de Querétaro, at 20.38333°N, -99.98333°W with an elevation of 1922 m. Although famous for its opals, mined at nearby La Trinidad, it is also an agricultural center (corn, wheat, sugarcane, beans, alfalfa, fruit, and livestock). A number of wineries are also located in the vicinity.
San Juan del Río is connected to Santiago de Querétaro and Mexico City by the mainline freight railway and Federal Highway 57.
The city was founded on the Feast of Saint John the Baptist June 24, 1531, by Fernando 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 colonization of Northern and Western Mexico, including the city of Querétaro, which was founded one month later. The settlement became important since it was an obligated to stop during the rich mining regions of Guanajuato, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí.
The city and its municipality have the second-highest population in the state. The municipality has an area of 799.9 km2.
The city is located on country's central plateau (altiplano), 50 km southeast of state capital, Santiago de Querétaro, at 20.38333°N, -99.98333°W with an elevation of 1922 m. Although famous for its opals, mined at nearby La Trinidad, it is also an agricultural center (corn, wheat, sugarcane, beans, alfalfa, fruit, and livestock). A number of wineries are also located in the vicinity.
San Juan del Río is connected to Santiago de Querétaro and Mexico City by the mainline freight railway and Federal Highway 57.
The city was founded on the Feast of Saint John the Baptist June 24, 1531, by Fernando 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 colonization of Northern and Western Mexico, including the city of Querétaro, which was founded one month later. The settlement became important since it was an obligated to stop during the rich mining regions of Guanajuato, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí.
Map - San Juan del Río (San Juan del Río)
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Country - Mexico
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| MXV | Mexican Unidad de Inversion | 2 | |
| MXN | Mexican peso | $ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| ES | Spanish language |