Atarjea Municipality
thumb|right|alt=A map highlighting the location of Atarjea in the state of Guanajuato. The eastern most municipality is highlighted in green.|The location of Atarjea in the state of Guanajuato Atarjea is a Mexican city and municipality located in the easternmost region of the state of Guanajuato, within the Sierra Gorda range. The municipality has an area of 318 square kilometres (1.04% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the state of San Luis Potosí, to the east and south by the state of Querétaro, and to the west by Xichú. The municipality had a population of 5,198
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thumb|right|alt=A map highlighting the location of Atarjea in the state of Guanajuato. The eastern most municipality is highlighted in green.|The location of Atarjea in the state of Guanajuato Atarjea is a Mexican city and municipality located in the easternmost region of the state of Guanajuato, within the Sierra Gorda range. The municipality has an area of 318 square kilometres (1.04% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the state of San Luis Potosí, to the east and south by the state of Querétaro, and to the west by Xichú. The municipality had a population of 5,198 according to the 2005 census.
The name of the municipality is of Otomí origin and means "Where they go to drink water."