Villagrán, Guanajuato

Villagrán is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the state of Guanajuato. With an area of 125.4 square kilometres, Villagrán accounts for 0.41% of the surface of the state. It is bordered to the north by Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, to the east by Celaya, to the south by Cortazar, and to the west by Salamanca. The municipality had a population of 45,941 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 |access-date=2007-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406130712/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ |archive-date=April 6, 2013 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_guanajuato |title=Mexican Municipality Encyclopedia |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México |access-date=2007-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317205520/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_guanajuato |archive-date=March 17, 2007 }} Located in the fertile Bajío, the economy of the Villagran

is heavily based on agriculture and ranching.http://www.congresogto.gob.mx/DDebates/Iniciativasg/archivos/60851.pdf {{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The municipal president of the city and its microregions is Armando Torrecilas Mejía.