San Francisco del Rincón is a city and

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in the western part of the state of

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. The city serves as the municipal seat for the municipality of San Francisco del Rincón. The city lies at the extreme northwest corner of the municipality. The settlement was founded as San Francisco del Tule on January 21, 1607 by a group of families of the

Purépecha The Purépecha (endonym pua, P'urhepecha ) are a group of indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico, mainly in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. They are also known by the pejorative " Tarascan ...

and Hñähñu ( Otomi) ethnicities. It was declared a

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(town) on September 6, 1865 and a city on March 27, 1867. It is located at , at an approximate altitude of 1,721 meters. The population of the municipality in the 2010 census was 113,570 people, of whom 71,139 lived in the city of San Francisco del Rincón. The municipality has an areal extent of 415.73 km² (160.51 sq mi). The city is the sixth-largest community in the state in population. The city is home to Atlético San Francisco

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club. The Vicente Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum lies within the municipality. esbr>CentroFox.org.mx
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References

External links

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
{{DEFAULTSORT:San Francisco Del Rincon Populated places in Guanajuato Municipalities of Guanajuato Populated places established in 1607