Corregidora is a Mexican
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the southwest of the state
Querétaro, on the border with
Guanajuato. Its municipal seat is the town of
El Pueblito ("little town"), which had a population of 44,305 in the 2005 census.
It forms part of the metropolitan area of the state capital,
Santiago de Querétaro
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. In area, it is the smallest of the 18 municipalities in Querétaro.
History
The area was made a municipality in 1941 and named after
Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, known as ''La Corregidora'', a heroine from the events leading to the
Mexican War of Independence
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. Unofficially, the name ''Villa Corregidora'' had been in some use since the end of the 1920s.
Population
According to CONAPO (National Population Council) by 2010 the municipality had a population of 130,675
inhabitants living in an area of 245.8 km² (94.9 sq mi). Besides El Pueblito, other important urbanizations in the municipality are
San José de los Olvera,
Candiles, Tejeda and
Venceremos.
Economy
The economy in the city is based in part on agriculture, but mainly on the industrial sector, and most residents work in Santiago de Querétaro.
Corregidora is one of the richest municipalities in Mexico and Latin America. According to the United Nations, in 2004 the municipality had the fifth highest income level in the country, after three boroughs of Mexico City and the municipality of
San Pedro Garza García
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,
Monterrey. The same report placed it at the 12th highest level of human development among Mexican municipalities.
In the municipality there are several international and national companies, and few have their headquarters located there. An example of international companies, there is a factory of
Siemens and the headquarters of
Sika AG.
Government
Executive: Presidente Municipal (Municipal President) or Alcalde (Mayor).
The president serves for a period of three years without the possibility of reelection.
Current President:
Mauricio Kuri of the
PAN.
Delegations: Delegates are elected by the President and approved by the
Cabildo. Each delegate works in a delegation, which is a section of the city.
Cabildo: The legislature, consisting of
Sindicos and
Regidores, and responsible for passage of local ordinances. They are elected by indirect vote.
Local celebrations
* First 15 days of February: Day of the Virgin of El Pueblito.
* March 21 Spring Equinox in the pyramid of "El Cerrito".
Landmarks
The most important landmark is the
Pyramid of El Pueblito.
References
External links
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Populated places in Querétaro
Municipalities of Querétaro