thumb|right|250px|Church and the Statue of Hidalgo
Dolores Hidalgo (), in full Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional (), is the name of a city and the surrounding municipality in the north-central part of the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
It is located at , at an elevation of about above sea level. In the census of 2005 the city had a population of 54,843, while the municipality had 134,641 inhabitants. The city lies directly in the center of the municipality, which is in area and includes numerous small outlying communities, the largest of which is Río Laja with a population of 2,211 (2005 census).
Notable people
- Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista (born 1979), footballer
- José Alfredo Jiménez (1926–1973), singer
- Leonel "Leo" Manzano (born 1984), US Olympian
- Esperanza Zambrano (1901–1992), poet
References
- 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
External links
- −Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional — Official website.
- Visit Dolores Hidalgo.com Tourist Information
- San Luis De La Paz, Guanajuato Nearby colonial town.
- Dolores Hidalgo eGuide to Dolores Hidalgo
- Bibliography and Hemerography: Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla.
- Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla - Documents of 1810 and 1811.
- Chronology of Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla.
- Points of interest on the map for Dolores Hidalgo