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

Guanajuato Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guanajuato, 46 municipalities and its cap ...

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. Its seat is the city of the same name. This municipality lies adjacent to the west side of the municipality of

, 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 transshipment facility.

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and

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have production plants in this city. Also the

Bajío International Airport León/Bajio International Airport (); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato'' (Guanajuato International Airport) , is an international airport situated in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. It is the main international airport serving the Le ...

is located in Silao.

History

Silao was the scene of the Battle of Silao 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

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