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Querétaro (formal name: Querétaro de Arteaga) is a state in central Mexico. Its capital is the city of Santiago de Querétaro although, in general parlance, the name "Querétaro" is used for both the city and the state.

Querétaro is bordered to the north by the state of San Luis Potosí, to the east by Guanajuato, to the west by Hidalgo, to the southeast by the state of México, and to the southwest by Michoacán.

Main industries: autoparts, packaged food, electronics, paper, education, tourism, poultry.

The capital city of Santiago de Querétaro is located some 200 km to the northwest of Mexico CityMexico City ( Spanish: Ciudad de Mexico known in Pre-Columbian times as Tenochtitlan is the capital of Mexico; it geographically spans both the Mexican Federal District and part of the state of Mexico, to the north of the Federal District. Mexico City is. It is known for its Colonial Era architecture.

Municipalities

The state is divided into 18 municipalitiesA municipality or general-purpose district (see also: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. Municipalities are not necessa (municipios):

1. Amealco de Bonfil (Amealco)
2. Arroyo Seco (Arroyo Seco)
3. Cadereyta de Montes (Cadereyta)
4. Colón (Colón)
5. Corregidora (El Pueblito)
6. El Marqués (La Cañada)
7. Ezequiel Montes (Ezequiel Montes)
8. Huimilpan (Huimilpan)
9. Jalpán de Serra (Jalpán)
10. Landa de Matamoros (Landa)
11. Pedro Escobedo (Pedro Escobedo)
12. Peñamiller (Peñamiller)
13. Pinal de Amoles (Pinal de Amoles)
14. Querétaro (Santiago de Querétaro)
15. San Joaquín (San Joaquín)
16. San Juan del Río (San Juan del Río)
17. Tequisquiapan (Tequisquiapan)
18. Tolimán (Tolimán)