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Guanajuato is a state in central Mexico that is divided into 46 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, Guanajuato is the sixth most populous state with inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning . Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
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!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" colspan=2| Land area
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!scope="row" align="left" |Abasolo
|align=left | Abasolo
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!scope="row" align="left" | Acámbaro
|align=left |Acámbaro
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!scope="row" align="left" | Apaseo el Alto
|align=left |Apaseo el Alto
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!scope="row" align="left" |Apaseo el Grande
|align=left |Apaseo el Grande
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!scope="row" align="left" |Atarjea
|align=left |Atarjea
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!scope="row" align="left" |Celaya
|align=left |Celaya
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!scope="row" align="left" |Comonfort
|align=left |Comonfort
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!scope="row" align="left" | Coroneo
|align=left |Coroneo
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!scope="row" align="left" |Cortazar
|align=left |Cortazar
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!scope="row" align="left" |Cuerámaro
|align=left |Cuerámaro
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!scope="row" align="left" |Doctor Mora
|align=left |Doctor Mora
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!scope="row" align="left" |Dolores Hidalgo
|align=left |Dolores Hidalgo
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!scope="row" align="left" style="background:#CCF;"|Guanajuato
|align=left style="background:#CCF;"|Guanajuato
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!scope="row" align="left" |Huanímaro
|align=left |Huanímaro
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!scope="row" align="left" |Irapuato
|align=left |Irapuato
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!scope="row" align="left" |Jaral del Progreso
|align=left |Jaral del Progreso
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!scope="row" align="left" |Jerécuaro
|align=left |Jerécuaro
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!scope="row" align="left" |León
|align=left |León
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!scope="row" align="left" | Manuel Doblado
|align=left | Ciudad Manuel Doblado
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!scope="row" align="left" |Moroleón
|align=left |Moroleón
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!scope="row" align="left" |Ocampo
|align=left |Ocampo
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!scope="row" align="left" | Pénjamo
|align=left | Pénjamo
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!scope="row" align="left" |Pueblo Nuevo
|align=left |Pueblo Nuevo
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!scope="row" align="left" |Purísima del Rincón
|align=left |Purísima de Bustos
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!scope="row" align="left" |Romita
|align=left |Romita
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!scope="row" align="left" |Salamanca
|align=left |Salamanca
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!scope="row" align="left" |Salvatierra
|align=left |Salvatierra
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!scope="row" align="left" |San Diego de la Unión
|align=left |San Diego de la Unión
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!scope="row" align="left" |San Felipe
|align=left |San Felipe
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!scope="row" align="left" |San Francisco del Rincón
|align=left |San Francisco del Rincón
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!scope="row" align="left" |San José Iturbide
|align=left |San José Iturbide
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!scope="row" align="left" |San Luis de la Paz
|align=left |San Luis de la Paz
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!scope="row" align="left" |San Miguel de Allende
|align=left | San Miguel de Allende
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!scope="row" align="left" |Santa Catarina
|align=left |Santa Catarina
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!scope="row" align="left" |Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas
|align=left |Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas
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!scope="row" align="left" |Santiago Maravatío
|align=left |Santiago Maravatío
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!scope="row" align="left" |Silao de la Victoria
|align=left |Silao de la Victoria
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!scope="row" align="left" |Tarandacuao
|align=left |Tarandacuao
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!scope="row" align="left" |Tarimoro
|align=left |Tarimoro
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!scope="row" align="left" |Tierra Blanca
|align=left |Tierra Blanca
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!scope="row" align="left" |Uriangato
|align=left |Uriangato
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!scope="row" align="left" |Valle de Santiago
|align=left |Valle de Santiago
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!scope="row" align="left" |Victoria
|align=left |Victoria
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!scope="row" align="left" |Villagrán
|align=left |Villagrán
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!scope="row" align="left" |Xichú
|align=left |Xichú
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!scope="row" align="left" | Yuriria (Yuririapúndaro)
|align=left | Yuriria
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