Yuriria

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Yuririapundaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, also known as Yuriria, is one of 46 municipalities in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Its location and historical importance are key factors to the outstanding and significal importance of the municipality. Yuriria is located in the "Bajío", or lowlands, of Guanajuato. It is bordered to the east by Salvatierra and Santiago Maravatío, to the north by Jaral del Progreso and Valle de Santiago, to the south by Uriangato and Moroleón, and to the west by the state of Michoacán. Its total area is 656 kilometres². The population of Yuriria and its surrounding areas totals 89,126 people, which leaves behind self-governing states like Andorra, Greenland, and Monaco. Of these people only 26,337 live in urban Yuriria, while 62, 789 live in the rural areas surrounding the main town. The biggest rural municipalities in Yuriria are Cerano (pop. 7,796), La Calera (pop. 3,896) and Casacuaran (pop. 3,398). Santa Monica Ozumbilla is one of the oldest communities in Yuriria dating as far back as the early 16th century.