City profile · Mexico · North America
Guanajuato
City population
72,237
#171
in Mexico
#7
in Guanajuato
#7,966
worldwide
21.019, -101.259 · 284 km from Mexico City
About Guanajuato
Guanajuato is a city in Guanajuato, Mexico with a population of 72,237. It is the 171st largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 7,966th largest worldwide. It lies 284 km from Mexico City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 33
Elevation
2,010 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
21.019, -101.259
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.