What is the population of Santiago de Querétaro?
Santiago de Querétaro has a city population of 1,594,212. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Santiago de Querétaro
The largest city in Querétaro state, this municipality holds 1,594,212 residents, accounting for 1.2% of Mexico's population. It sits 184 km from Mexico City at an elevation of 1,826 m. Three cities with populations between 15,000 and 71,000 lie within 8 km of its centre.
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 7
Elevation
1,826 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.588, -100.388
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.
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 |
| Santiago de Querétaro | 1.59M |
Santiago de Querétaro Population FAQ
Where is Santiago de Querétaro?
Santiago de Querétaro is in Queretaro, Mexico, 184 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 20.588, -100.388.
How big is Santiago de Querétaro compared with other cities in Mexico?
It is the 6th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 1.2% of the national population.