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Silao

Administration
Full nameSilao de la Victoria, Guanajuato
Official nameSilao de la Victoria, Guanajuato
CountryMexico
StateGuanajuato
FoundedFebruary 3, 1833
Government
MayorJuan Roberto Tovar
Geography
Elevation5840 ft (1780 m)
Demography
Total Population147123 (2005)
Other information
Time zoneCST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
Mexican Postal Code36100
Area code472

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Silao (official name: Silao de la Victoria) is a city in the west-central part of the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. It is the seat of the municipio with the same name. As of the 2005 census, the city had a population of 147,123, making it the seventh-largest community in the state. Silao is a center of agricultural and industrial activity in the area, with a wide variety of farm crops, produce and dairy packing plants and a General Motors truck and SUV assembly plant which currently makes the following models: Chevrolet and GMC Pickups, Cadillac Escalade EXT and the Chevrolet Avalanche.


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