Corregidora is a Mexican

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in the southwest of the state

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, on the border with

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. 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,

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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 María Josefa Crescencia Ortiz Téllez–Girón, popularly known as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez or ''La Corregidora'' (8 September 1768 – 2 March 1829) was an insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence, which fought ...

, known as ''La Corregidora'', a heroine from the events leading to the

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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

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. 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

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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

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, 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

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corregidora, Queretaro Populated places in Querétaro Municipalities of Querétaro