Silao
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For other uses, see Silao (disambiguation).
Silao is a city in the west-central part of the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. It is the seat of the municipio with the same name. It was already settled by the Otomi and Tarascan Indians, who called it Tzinacua.
Silao is a center of agricultural and industrial activity in the area, with a wide variety of farm crops, produce and dairy packing plants and a General Motors truck assembly plant. The municipality lies adjacent to the west side of the municipality of Guanajuato, the state capital. It is served by the Bajio Regional Airport. Some of the more famous persons in Silao are Maria Villalpando, the brothers Chavez Morado, and Mauricio Ruiz.
As of the 2005 census, the city had a population of 66,483, making it the seventh-largest community in the state. The municipality, which has an area of 531.41 km² (205.18 sq mi), had a population of 147,123, and includes numerous small outlying communities, the largest of which are Colonias Nuevo México and La Aldea.
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Guanajuato Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento de Silao Official website
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