León, Guanajuato
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León is a ceety in the Mexican state o Guanajuato. It is the seat o the municipality o León an aw. It is pairt o the macroregion o Bajío.[2] It haes a strang leather industry, affering shuin, buits, belts, jackets, an ither leather accessories baith tae naitional an internaitional mercats.
León León de los Aldama | |
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Ceety an municipality | |
Ceety o León | |
Motto(s): El trabajo todo lo vence (The wirk owercomes iverything) | |
Location o León in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 21°07′N 101°41′W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Guanajuato |
Fouodit | 20 Januar 1576 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Bárbara Botello Santibáñez ( Partido Revolucionario Institucional) |
Area | |
• Laund | 1219.67 km2 (470.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1815 m (5,955 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Ceety an municipality | 1,436,733 |
• Metro | 1,609,504 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | +52 |
Telephone exchynge | 477 |
Sources: National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing[1] |
In the 2010 census the Naitional Institute o Statistics, Geografie an Data Processin (INEGI) reportit 1,720,733 fowk livin in the ceety o León, an 2,120,504 in the metropolitan aurie o León makkin it the seivent maist populous metropolitan aurie in Mexico. Awtho no the caipital o the State, is considered the "Caipital" for Social, Commercial an Govrenment services.
Its first-cless services an hotel industry mak it ane o the maist important centres in Mexico wi numerous opportunities for entertainment, gastronomy, leisur activities, airts an recreation.[3] It is considered ane o the maist environmentally friendly ceeties in Mexico an aw an haes a heich nummer o cyclists, in pairt acause o the integration a netwirk o bike lanes intae the SIT seestem.[4]
León haes a first cless public transport seestem. In 2011 it receivit an honorable mention in the "Sustainable Transport Awaird 2011" alang wi Guangzhou, Cheenae beatin San Francisco, Californie an Zurich, Swisserland. Accordin tae the "Futur Ceeties" o the Breetish The Financial Times newspaper, Leon ranks first in lairge Laitin American ceeties wi regard tae cost-effectiveness.
In Mairch it receivit an awaird as "Ceety Watter Champion", alang wi Buenos Aires, Argentinae, Rotterdam, Netherlands an Lyon, Fraunce amang ither ceeties, awairdit bi the Warld Watter Cooncil Marseille, Fraunce, mainly due tae great progress in the auries o sanitation an wastewatter reuise an energy cogeneration frae biogas.