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Zacatecas

Also known as Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, State of Zacatecas

Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas.

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Zacatecas is one of Mexico's 31 states, located in the country's interior, with its capital in the city of the same name. The state is organized into 58 municipalities and has the official status of a free and sovereign state within the Mexican federal system.

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Settlement.name: Zacatecas
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: Campo en zona arqueológica La Quemada.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 270
Settlement.image_caption: La Quemada archaeological zone
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de armas de la Ciudad y Estado de Zacatecas.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80px
Settlement.motto: Labor Vincit Omnia(Work Conquers All)
Settlement.anthem: Marcha de Zacatecas
Settlement.image_map: Zacatecas in Mexico (location map scheme).svg
Settlement.map_caption: State of Zacatecas within Mexico
Settlement.mapsize: 270
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zacatecas
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Largest city
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Guadalupe

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Demonym: Zacatecano
Population: 1690868
Area: 75539
Elevation: 2061
Official website: www.zacatecas.gob.mx
Image: Yucca decipiens 3.jpg

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Commons category: Zacatecas
inception: 1823-01-01
Commons gallery: Zacatecas
native label: Zacatecas
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Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas.

It is located in north-central Mexico and is bordered by the states of Durango to the northwest, Coahuila to the north, Nayarit to the west, San Luis Potosí and Nuevo León to the east, and Jalisco, Guanajuato and Aguascalientes to the south. The state is best known for its rich deposits of silver and other minerals, its colonial architecture and its importance during the Mexican Revolution. Its main economic activities are mining, agriculture and tourism.