Zacatecas
Sign in to saveZacatecas, 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.
AI overview
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.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- 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
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Media
- Culture, festivals, and traditions
- Archeological sites
- Major communities
- Notes
- References
- External links
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.