Editing Guanajuato (city) (section)

==Municipality==
As the seat of a municipality, the city of Guanajuato is the local government for over 373 communities,<ref name="inegi">{{cite web |url= https://inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/?ag=11015 |title= Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 |publisher=[[INEGI]] |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Count of Population and housing 2005 |access-date=November 16, 2010}}</ref> which cover an area of {{convert|1014|km2|2|abbr=off}}.<ref name="encmuc"/> The total population of the municipality is 194,500.<ref name="inegi"/> This municipality is in Region I in the northeast of the state. It borders the municipalities of [[San Felipe, Guanajuato|San Felipe]], [[Dolores Hidalgo]], [[Salamanca, Guanajuato|Salamanca]], [[Irapuato]], [[Silao, Guanajuato|Silao]] and [[León, Guanajuato|León]].<ref name="encmuc"/>

Most of the territory is covered by Sierra of Guanajuato also called Sierra of San Gregorio. Principal elevations include Santa Rosa, Chichíndaro, Sirena, Bufa Picacho and Bufa Peñón all near the city. Others include La Giganta, El Gigante, Los Llanitos and Vaquería in the east and north. These peaks average {{convert|2400|m|0|abbr=off}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. The territory is filled with small streams, arroyos, and rivers, which wind around the steep mountains. These include El Cedeño, La Goya, La Hernia, El Salto and La Cebada.<ref name="encmuc"/>

Ecosystems vary from low rainforest that loses leaves in the dry season, to areas with trees never exceeding 15 meters, grassland and temperate forest, some dominated by trees of the Prosopis family. In most areas, small mammals such as skunks, tlacuache, rabbits, and badgers dominate&mdash;with coyotes and deer found in isolated areas. Reptiles such as rattlesnakes, frogs, and lizards can be found, as well as some bird and insect species.<ref name="encmuc"/>

According to [[INEGI]], the only indigenous language spoken in the municipality is [[Nahuatl]] and only by 330 people. Almost all of the municipality's residents profess the Catholic faith, with most of those who do not following a Protestant or Evangelical Christian creed.<ref name="encmuc"/>

Under 50% of the municipality's population is economically active, but of these very few are unemployed. Commerce and services employ the largest number of people followed by construction and mining. Agriculture is extremely limited due to the very rugged terrain. However, some crops of [[sorghum]], [[alfalfa]], peanuts and fruits are produced. Livestock is produced on a very small scale and includes cattle, goats and sheep. Mining is the economic activity that spurred the founding of the city. However, extraction of minerals today is minimal, with gold and silver ores almost exhausted. [[Kaolin]] and lead are still mined. Principal mining companies include Las Torres, Santa Fe de Guanajuato and El Cubo. The most important segments of the economy now are tourism and commerce. The city's rich cultural and artistic heritage, along with its colonial area constructions, are what attract visitors. For the rural areas around the city, it is the place to shop for supplies not available at home. This includes foods, auto parts and service, banking services and more.<ref name="encmuc"/>

Cerro de la Bufa is very close to the city of Guanajuato and has a number of stories associated with it. At sunset, there is a formation that looks like the profile of the face of a bearded man. According to tradition, this is the face of Christ.<ref name="stampart50">Guanajuato, p. 50</ref> There are two caves consecrated to [[Ignatius of Loyola]]. They are on opposite sides of the summit and called the “old” and “new” cave. Each July 31, there is a pilgrimage to the “new” cave in honor of the saint. Sometime during the colonial period, an image of Ignatius was painted on a wall. According to legend, a group of male witches used to use the cave for their rites on the eve before the Catholic ritual, “forcing” the image on the wall to observe.<ref name="leyendasgto3">Leyendas, p. 3</ref> Cerro de la Bufa is home to another legend about an enchanted princess. It states that on feast days, a woman would appear to a man on a road in the mountain and ask him to carry her to the Basilica in the city center in his arms. If he did so, the city of Guanajuato would return to the height of its wealth. If he chose to do so, noises and threats from behind would haunt him. If he lost his resolve, the woman would turn into a serpent and kill him. No woman has ever been carried from this mountain to the Basilica.<ref name="leyendasgto30">Leyendas, p. 30</ref>

[[File:Cubilete.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Cristo Rey del Cubilete]]
Presa de la Olla is a dam that was constructed in the mid 18th century to supply the city with potable water.<ref name="stampart49">Guanajuato, p. 49</ref> The area became a popular gathering place for young aristocrats, and later the lower classes as well. The area hosts the Feast of San Juan every June 24. The origin of this event dates from the colonial period when a poor miner came here to give thanks for the recent arrival of rains. The current event culminates with the “opening of the dam,” which attracts hundreds to watch the water flow. Today, the event stretches over the second and third week in June and has taken on new elements such as a beauty contest and dances with techno, reggaetón, Duranguese and Grupero music. The dam is used for water sports, and there is a park named Florencio Antillon Garden next to it.<ref name="stampart49"/><ref name="rincones106">Gonzalez, p. 106</ref>

The Christ the King Monument was constructed on the top of Cubilete Mountain in 1923 by architect Nicolás Mariscal Piña and sculptor Fidias Elizondo. The sculpture stands {{Convert|20|m|ft|sp=us}} tall and shows Christ with his arms extended flanked by two angels who hold a crown of thorns and a royal crown. The sculpture weighs {{Convert|250|MT|ST}}. From the plaza, one can see the entire Bajio Valley.<ref name="stampart51">Guanajuato, p. 51</ref>