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Guadalajara (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d əl ə ˈ h ɑːr ə / GWAH-də-lə-HAR-ə; [5] Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] ⓘ) is a city in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco.According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 8th most populous city in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642 people, [6] [7] making ...
Guadalajara is a municipality, the basic level of local division in Spain. The Ayuntamiento is the body charged with the municipal government and administration. The Plenary of the ayuntamiento is formed by 25 elected municipal councillors, [ 49 ] who in turn invest the mayor .
This is a list of Top 25 Latin American cities by gross domestic product (GDP), purchasing power parity (PPP).The United Nations recognizes three distinct ways to define a city, as not all cities meet the same classification standards.
The Guadalajara metropolitan area (officially, in Spanish: Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara) [2] is the most populous metropolitan area of the Mexican state of Jalisco and the third largest in the country after Greater Mexico City and Monterrey.
Sculpture close to the University of Guadalajara building Mayor of Guadalajara Alfonso Petersen with Emir Kusturica at the Telmex Auditorium. The Mexican city of Guadalajara has served, since colonial times, as one of the strongest cultural hubs in the country and, as the capital of the state of Jalisco, it has absorbed, and contributed to adapt, many traditions from neighbouring towns and places.
The economic center of the state is Guadalajara, with parts of the metro area having living standards comparable to that of the first world, however, on its periphery there is still significant poverty. [42] Guadalajara's economy is based on industry, especially electronics and cybernetics, much of which is located just outside the city center ...
1542 – February 14: Guadalajara founded in New Spain. [1] 1560 Town becomes capital of Nueva Galicia province. [2] Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara relocated to Guadalajara from Compostela. 1591 – Jesuit college founded. [citation needed] 1618 – Guadalajara Cathedral built. [3] 1690 – Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Carmen founded ...
In 1987, the Expo Guadalajara Convention Centre was created and has since been recognized as the most important centre of its kind the country. [citation needed] Guadalajara has more than 25,000 lodging rooms. The city is the national leader in investment of shopping malls. Many shopping centres have been built, such as Plaza Galerias, one of ...