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Dolores Hidalgo (Spanish: [doˈloɾes iˈðalɣo] ; in full, Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional, English: Dolores Hidalgo Birthplace of [Mexican] National Independence) is the name of a city and the surrounding municipality in the north-central part of the Mexican state of Guanajuato.
It is located at 21.17°N 100.93°W / 21.17; -100.93, at an elevation of about 1,980 meters (6,480 feet) above sea level. In the census of 2005 the city had a population of 54,843, while the municipality had 134,641 inhabitants. The city lies directly in the center of the municipality, which is 1,656 km² (639 sq mi) in area and includes numerous small outlying communities, the largest of which is Río Laja with a population of 2,211 (2005 census).Dolores Hidalgo was named a Pueblo Mágico (Magic Town) in 2002