Silao is a municipality in the west-central part of the state of Guanajuato in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. Its seat is the city of the same name. This municipality lies adjacent to the west side of the municipality of Guanajuato, the state capital. This municipality has an area of 531.41 km² (205.18 sq mi) and a population of 147,123, and includes numerous small outlying communities, the largest of which are Colonias Nuevo México and La Aldea. The

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Is Carlos garcia villaseñor of Morena Party Silao is home to the

Guanajuato Inland Port Guanajuato Inland Port or GTO Inland Port is a dry port facility located at the center of Mexico in Guanajuato, Mexico. The Guanajuato are primarily Industrial Parks. Santa Fe I and II were designed and built in partnership with a Mexican ind ...

transshipment facility.

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and

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have production plants in this city. Also the

Bajío International Airport Bajío International Airport, officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (Guanajuato International Airport) , is an international airport located in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for ...

is located in Silao.

History

Silao was the scene of the

Battle of Silao The Battle of Silao took place on 10 August 1860 in the vicinity of Silao in Guanajuato state, Mexico, between elements of the liberal army, under the command of General Jesús González Ortega and Ignacio Zaragoza with a force of 8,000 men and ...

in 1860 during the

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. General Motors temporarily laid off 6,000 workers at its plant in October 2019 due to the

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in the United States.

References

External links

Ayuntamiento de Silao
Official website Municipalities of Guanajuato {{Guanajuato-geo-stub es:Silao