Dolores Hidalgo Municipality

The city lies directly in the center of the municipality, which is 1,656 km2 in area and includes numerous small outlying communities, the largest of which is Río Laja with a population of 2,211 (2005 census). Dolores Hidalgo was named a Pueblo Mágico (Magic Town) in 2002.

• Name — Dolores Hidalgo • Official Name — Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional • Settlement Type — City and Municipality • Total Type — City • Image Skyline — Dolores_Hidalgo_Plaza.jpg • Image Shield — Escudo_Dolores_Hidalgo.jpg • Pushpin Map — Mexico • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Guanajuato • Government Type — Municipality • Leader Title — Municipality President • Leader Name — Adrian Hernández Alejandri • Established Title — Established • Established Date — September 16, 1810 • Area Total Km2 — 13.26 • Area Blank1 Title — Municipality • Area Blank1 Km2 — 1656 • Population As Of — 2020 census • Population Total — 67101 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Blank1 Title — Municipality • Population Blank1 — 163038 • Population Density Blank1 Km2 — auto • Timezone — Zona Centro • Postal Code Type — Postal Code • Postal Code — 37800–37849 • Area Code — 02-8082722 • Illustration — Church and the Statue of Hidalgo Dolores Hidalgo, in full Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional (Dolores Hidalgo, Birthplace of National Independence), 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 1,980 m 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 1,656 km2 in area and includes numerous small outlying communities, the largest of which is Río Laja with a population of 2,211 (2005 census). Dolores Hidalgo was named a Pueblo Mágico (Magic Town) in 2002.

• Illustration — Tomb of José Alfredo Jiménez The city was a small town known simply as Dolores when Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla uttered his famous cry for the independence of Mexico (the Grito de Dolores) there in the early hours of September 16, 1810, in front of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores parish church. After Mexico achieved independence, the town was renamed Dolores Hidalgo in his honor. Today Dolores Hidalgo is known primarily for its ceramics industry, started by Father Hidalgo, which provides income to well over half the city's population. The inexpensive and mass-produced output of the town is marketed throughout Latin America and the United States. The central square of the town, in front of Fr Hidalgo's historic church, is a popular tourist spot. A place of pilgrimage in Dolores Hidalgo for many fans of ranchera and popular music is the tomb of José Alfredo Jiménez, one of the country's most beloved singers and songwriters, as well as one of the most prolific popular songwriters in the history of western music. He is buried in the town cemetery. Footballer Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista and USA Olympian Leonel Manzano were born here.

• Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista (born 1979), footballer • José Alfredo Jiménez (1926–1973), singer • Leonel "Leo" Manzano (born 1984), US Olympian • Esperanza Zambrano (1901–1992), poet