Santa Rosa Jáuregui is a village in the Mexican state of Querétaro, seat of the homonymous borough of the municipality of Santiago de Querétaro. It has 16,966 inhabitants, and is located at 1950 meters above sea level. The borough is the largest of the municipality of Querétaro in terms of surface, covering its northern half, though it is the smallest in terms of population. There are fifty three rural and urban settlements, besides the village o...
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Santa Rosa Jáuregui is a village in the Mexican state of Querétaro, seat of the homonymous borough of the municipality of Santiago de Querétaro. It has 16,966 inhabitants, and is located at 1950 meters above sea level. The borough is the largest of the municipality of Querétaro in terms of surface, covering its northern half, though it is the smallest in terms of population. There are fifty three rural and urban settlements, besides the village of Santa Rosa.
If Santa Rosa were a municipality, it would be ranked 4th in terms of population (after Queretaro, San Juan del Río, and Corregidora) and 14th in terms of area. It is considered the craddle of "carnitas" (deep fried pork meat).
Federal Highway 57 crosses the borough in a north - south direction, as well as the Federal Road 111, which leads to San Miguel de Allende. The southern third is the urban nucleus, where the village of Santa Rosa and the suburb of Juriquilla are located, as well as the towns of Montenegro and La Solana. 39...
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