North-Central Mexico
[[File:Centronorte de Mexico.PNG|thumb|350px|{{legend|#006400|border=solid 1px black|North-Central Mexico.}}]]
'''North-Central Mexico''' ({{lang-es|Centronorte de México}}) is a region of [[Mexico]] consisting of five of the United Mexican States: [[Aguascalientes]], [[Guanajuato]], [[Querétaro]], [[San Luis Potosí]] and [[Zacatecas]]. It is a region with many colonial-style buildings and a wide variety of landscapes, from the mountains of Zacatecas and Guanajuato, [[la Huasteca]] in San Luis Potosi and plains in the [[Bajio]] in Querétaro. It is drained by several rivers, such as the [[Pánuco River|Pánuco]], the [[Aguanaval River|Aguanaval]], the [[Turbio River, Mexico|Turbio]], the [[Guanajuato River|Guanajuato]], [[Laja River (Mexico)|La Laja]], the [[Lerma River|Lerma]] and the [[Río Verde (San Luis Potosi)|Verde]]. Hot springs issue from the ground in Aguascalientes and Querétaro. Agriculture is important in the Bajio area.
== States ==
{| align=center | class="wikitable sortable"
! State
! Official Name
''Estado Libre y Soberano de...''
! Coat of Alms
! Capital
! Largest City
! Area<ref>{{cite news |url= http://cuentame.inegi.gob.mx/monografias/default.aspx?tema=me|title= INEGI}}</ref>
! Population (2010)<ref>[http://www.censo2010.org.mx/ Censo 2010]</ref>
! Order of Admission<br />to the Federation
! Date of Admission<br />to the Federation
|-
| [[Aguascalientes]]
| align=center | ''Aguascalientes''
| [[File:Flag of Aguascalientes.svg|border|100px]]
| align=center | [[Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes)|Aguascalientes]]
| align=center | [[Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes)|Aguascalientes]]
| align=right | <span style="display:none">005618</span>{{convert|5618|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| align=right | <span style="display:none">0</span>1,184,996
| align=center | <span style="display:none">0</span>{{nts|24}}
| <span style="display:none">18191214</span>[[1857]]-02-05<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/servicios/c_civico/fechas.jsp?mes=2 |title= Calendario de Eventos Cívicos - Febrero}}</ref>
|-
| [[Guanajuato]]
| align=center | ''Guanajuato''
| [[File:Flag of Guanajuato.png|border|100px]]
| align=center | [[Guanajuato (Guanajuato)|Guanajuato]]
| align=center | [[León (Guanajuato)|León]]
| align=right | <span style="display:none">030608</span>{{convert|30608|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| align=right | <span style="display:none">0</span>5,486,372
| align=center | <span style="display:none">0</span>{{nts|2}}
| <span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-20<ref name= googlebooks>{{cite news | title=Las Diputaciones Provinciales| url =http://biblio.juridicas.unam.mx/libros/6/2920/11.pdf|page=15 |language =Spanish}}</ref>
|-
| [[Querétaro]]
| align=center | ''Querétaro''
| [[File:Flag of Queretaro.svg|border|100px]]
| align=center | [[Santiago de Querétaro]]
| align=center | [[Santiago de Querétaro]]
| align=right | <span style="display:none">011684</span>{{convert|11684|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| align=right | <span style="display:none">0</span>1,827,937
| align=center | <span style="display:none">0</span>{{nts|11}}
| <span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-23<ref name=googlebooks/>
|-
| [[San Luis Potosí]]
| align=center | ''San Luis Potosí''
| [[File:Flag of San Luis Potosi.svg|border|100px]]
| align=center | [[San Luis Potosí (San Luis Potosí)|San Luis Potosí]]
| align=center | [[San Luis Potosí (San Luis Potosí)|San Luis Potosí]]
| align=right | <span style="display:none">060983</span>{{convert|60983|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| align=right | <span style="display:none">0</span>2,585,518
| align=center | <span style="display:none">0</span>{{nts|6}}
| <span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-22<ref name=googlebooks/>
|-
| [[Zacatecas]]
| align=center | ''Zacatecas''
| [[File:Flag of Zacatecas.svg|border|100px]]
| align=center | [[Zacatecas (Zacatecas)|Zacatecas]]
| align=center | [[Zacatecas (Zacatecas)|Zacatecas]]
| align=right | <span style="display:none">075539</span>{{convert|75539|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| align=right | <span style="display:none">0</span>1,490,668
| align=center | <span style="display:none">0</span>{{nts|10}}
| <span style="display:none">18191214</span>1823-12-23<ref name=googlebooks/>
|}
== Major Cities ==
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|colspan=5 style="background:#4b6791; color:white; font-size:120%" align=center|'''Major Cities of Aguascalientes'''
|-
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Aguascalientes_Plaza_Patria.jpg|125px]]
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:EscudoJesusmaria.jpg|125px]]
|-
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes|Aguascalientes]]
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Jesús María, Aguascalientes|Jesús María]]
|-
|}
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|colspan=5 style="background:#4b6791; color:white; font-size:120%" align=center|'''Major Cities of Guanajuato'''
|-
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Guanajuato30 guanajuato.jpg|125px]]
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:LeonPlaza2.jpg|125px]]
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:IrapuatoCentroHistorico.jpg|125px]]
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Celaya-bola.jpg|125px]]
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:P San Miguel de Allende.jpg|125px]]
|-
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Guanajuato, Guanajuato|Guanajuato]]
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[León, Guanajuato|León]]
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Irapuato, Guanajuato|Irapuato]]
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Celaya]]
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[San Miguel de Allende]]
|-
|}
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|colspan=5 style="background:#4b6791; color:white; font-size:120%" align=center|'''Major Cities of Queretaro'''
|-
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Acueducto qro.jpg|125px]]
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Vista de SJR.JPG|125px]]
|-
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Querétaro, Querétaro|Santiago de Querétaro]]
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[San Juan del Río]]
|-
|}
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|colspan=5 style="background:#4b6791; color:white; font-size:120%" align=center|'''Major Cities of San Luis Potosí'''
|-
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Museo Regional SLP.jpg|125px]]
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Catedral_de_la_Inmaculada_Concepci%C3%B3n.JPG|125px]]
|-
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí|San Luis Potosí]]
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Matehuala]]
|-
|}
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|colspan=5 style="background:#4b6791; color:white; font-size:120%" align=center|'''Major Cities of Zacatecas'''
|-
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Zacatcath.JPG|125px]]
|align=center valign=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|[[File:Agricultura1.jpg|125px]]
|-
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Zacatecas, Zacatecas|Zacatecas]]
|style="background:#e5ebf2;" align=center|[[Fresnillo]]
|-
|}
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== See also ==
* [[Eastern Mexico]]
* [[Northeastern Mexico]]
* [[Northwestern Mexico]]
* [[South-Central Mexico]]
* [[Southeastern Mexico]]
* [[Southwestern Mexico]]
* [[Western Mexico]]
== External Links ==
* [http://www.sectur.gob.mx Secretaría de Turismo]
* [http://www.visitmexico.com Consejo de Promoción Turística de México]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Regions of Mexico]]
[[Category:Center-north Mexico| ]]
[[es:Centronorte de México]]