Santiago Maravatío is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the Bajío (lowlands) of the state of Guanajuato. With an area of 91.760 square kilometres, Santiago Maravatío accounts for less than 1% of the surface of the state. It is bordered to the north, east and southeast by Salvatierra and to the west by Yuriria.
Santiago Maravatío | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Guanajuato |
| Demonym | (in Spanish) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Santiago Maravatío was founded on July 25, 1540 and was named after St. James (Apóstol Santiago el Mayor), the patron saint of Spain, in what had been a Chichimeca community (Maravatío in Purepecha means "Precious Place").
The municipality had a total of 7,151 inhabitants as of 2006.[1] The municipal president of Santiago Maravatío and its ten microregions is Leonel Flores. The economy of the municipality is mostly based on agriculture and ranching.[2]
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