Zacatecas, Zacatecas facts for kids
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Zacatecas
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City & Municipality
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View of Zacatecas
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Nickname(s):
Ciudad de cantera, corazón de plata
Civilizadora del Norte |
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Country | Mexico |
State | Zacatecas |
Founded | 1548 |
Municipal Status | 1825 |
Area | |
• Municipality | 356.14 km2 (137.51 sq mi) |
Elevation
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2,440 m (8,010 ft) |
Population
(2005) Municipality
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• Municipality | 138,152 |
• Seat | 122,889 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code (of seat) |
98000
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Area code(s) | 492 |
Website | /Official site: http://www.capitalzacatecas.gob.mx/ |
Official name: Historic Centre of Zacatecas | |
Type: | Cultural |
Criteria: | II, IV |
Designated: | 1993 (17th session) |
Reference #: | 676 |
State Party: | Mexico |
Region: | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Zacatecas is a city and municipality in Mexico. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Zacatecas. The name means "people of the grasslands."
Images for kids
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Painting of the Toma de Zacatecas, Chapultepec Castle, Mexico City
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Temple of Santo Domingo
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Interior of the Parish of Santo Domingo
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Museo Pedro Coronel is an art museum.
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Rectory and Museum of Sciences of the Autonomous University of Zacatecas
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A marching band in the Plaza de Armas
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Temple of Our Lady of Fátima
See also
In Spanish: Zacatecas (Zacatecas) para niños
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