Atarjea

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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ |title=2005 Census |work=INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática |accessdate=2007-03-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328224939/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ |archivedate=28 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_guanajuato |title=Mexican Municipality Encyclopedia |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México |accessdate=2007-03-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317205520/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_guanajuato |archivedate=17 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}

The name of the municipality is of Otomí origin and means "Where they go to drink water."

The municipal president of Atarjea and its many smaller outlying communities is Guadalupe Flores Loyola.{{cite web|url=http://v2.pan.org.mx/pics/gobierno/edo_gto/atarjea.htm |title=Información General |accessdate=2007-06-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703095238/http://v2.pan.org.mx/pics/gobierno/edo_gto/atarjea.htm |archivedate=2007-07-03 }}

Localities in Atarjea

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Locality ! Population ! Latitude ! Longitude
El Carricillo | 589 | 21°18'56" N | 99°50'00" W
Atarjea | 380 | 21°16'04" N | 99°43'06" W
Aldama | 348 | 21°10'41" N | 99°50'06" W
Álamos | 289 | 21°13'56" N | 99°48'08" W
Mangas Cuatas | 258 | 21°15'31" N | 99°45'46" W
La Tapona | 255 | 21°11'04" N | 99°52'20" W