What is the population of León de los Aldama?
León de los Aldama has a city population of 1,579,803. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Mexico · North America
León de los Aldama
City population
1,579,803
#7
in Mexico
#1
in Guanajuato
#291
worldwide
21.122, -101.683 · 326 km from Mexico City
About León de los Aldama
At 1,579,803 people, this city holds 1.2% of Mexico's population and ranks seventh among the country's listed cities. Its nearest substantial neighbours lie within 7 km: La Ermita (19,703), Medina (16,166), and Centro Familiar la Soledad (32,159). Situated 326 km from Mexico City at an elevation of 1,803 m, the city is the largest in Guanajuato.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 33
Elevation
1,803 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
21.122, -101.683
Record updated
2026-05-11
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| León de los Aldama | 1.58M |
León de los Aldama Population FAQ
Where is León de los Aldama?
León de los Aldama is in Guanajuato, Mexico, 326 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 21.122, -101.683.
How big is León de los Aldama compared with other cities in Mexico?
It is the 7th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 1.2% of the national population.