Editing Dolores Hidalgo

{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Dolores Hidalgo
|other_name             = 
|native_name            = 
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = City and [[Municipalities of Mexico|Municipality]]
|total_type             = City
|motto                  = 
|image_skyline          = Dolores_Hidalgo_Plaza.jpg
|imagesize              = 
|image_caption          = 
|image_flag             = 
|flag_size              = 
|image_seal             = Escudo_Dolores_Hidalgo.jpg
|seal_size              = 
|image_shield           = 
|shield_size            =
|city_logo              = 
|citylogo_size          = 
|image_map              = 
|mapsize                = 
|map_caption            = 
|pushpin_map            = Mexico
|pushpin_map_caption    = 
|image_map1             =
|mapsize1               = 
|map_caption1           = 
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = {{MEX}}
|subdivision_type1      = State
|subdivision_name1      = [[Guanajuato]]
|subdivision_type2      = 
|subdivision_name2      = 
|subdivision_type3      = 
|subdivision_name3      = 
|subdivision_type4      =
|subdivision_name4      =
|government_type        = [[Municipality]]
|leader_title           = Municipality President
|leader_name            = Adrian Hernández Alejandri
|leader_title1          =
|leader_name1           =
|established_title      = Established 
|established_date       = September 16, 1810
|area_magnitude         = 
|unit_pref              =
|area_footnotes         =
|area_total_km2         = 13.26
|area_land_km2          = 
|area_water_km2         = 
|area_total_sq_mi       = 
|area_land_sq_mi        = 
|area_water_sq_mi       = 
|area_water_percent     = 
|area_urban_km2         = 
|area_urban_sq_mi       = 
|area_metro_km2         = 
|area_metro_sq_mi       = 
|area_blank1_title      = Municipality
|area_blank1_km2        = 1656
|population_as_of               = 2020 census
|population_footnotes           = <ref name="pop">[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/admin/guanajuato/11014/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia National municipality with localities</ref>
|population_note                = 
|population_total               = 67101
|population_density_km2         = auto
|population_density_sq_mi       = 
|population_metro               =
|population_density_metro_km2   =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_urban               = 
|population_density_urban_km2   =
|population_density_urban_sq_mi =
|population_blank1_title        = Municipality
|population_blank1              = 163038
|population_density_blank1_km2  = auto
|timezone               = [[Time in Mexico|Zona Centro]]
|timezone_DST           = 
|utc_offset_DST         = 
|coordinates            = {{coord|21|9|5.7|N|100|56|12.8|W|region:MX|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type       = Postal Code
|postal_code            = 37800–37849
|area_code              = 02-8082722
|blank_name             =
|blank_info             =
|blank1_name            =
|blank1_info            =
|website                = 
|footnotes              = 
}}
[[Image:Dolores hidalgo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Church and the Statue of Hidalgo]]

'''Dolores Hidalgo''' ({{IPA|es|doˈloɾes iˈðalɣo|lang|DoloresHidalgoPronunciation.ogg}}; in full, '''Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional''', {{langx|en|Dolores Hidalgo Birthplace of [Mexican] National Independence}}) is the name of a city and the surrounding [[municipalities of Mexico|municipality]] in the north-central part of the [[Mexican state]] of [[Guanajuato]].

It is located at {{coord|21.17|N|100.93|W|}}, at an elevation of about {{convert|1,980|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} 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 {{convert|1,656|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} in area and includes numerous small outlying communities, the largest of which is [[Río Laja]] with a population of 2,211 (2005 census).<ref name="pop"/>

Dolores Hidalgo was named a ''[[Pueblos Mágicos (Mexico)|Pueblo Mágico]]'' (Magic Town) in 2002

==History== 
[[Image:Tumba de José Alfredo Jiménez.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Tomb of José Alfredo Jiménez]]
The city was a small town known simply as Dolores when Father [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]] uttered his famous cry for the independence of Mexico (the ''[[Grito de Dolores]]'') there in the early hours of September 16, 1810, in front of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores parish church. After Mexico achieved independence, the town was renamed ''Dolores Hidalgo'' in his honor.

Today Dolores Hidalgo is known primarily for its [[ceramic]]s industry, started by Father Hidalgo, which provides income to well over half the city's population. The inexpensive and mass-produced output of the town is marketed throughout Latin America and the United States. The central square of the town, in front of Fr Hidalgo's historic church, is a popular tourist spot.

A place of pilgrimage in Dolores Hidalgo for many fans of [[ranchera]] and popular music is the tomb of [[José Alfredo Jiménez]], one of the country's most beloved singers and songwriters, as well as one of the most prolific popular songwriters in the history of western music. He is buried in the town cemetery.

Footballer [[Adolfo Bautista|Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista]] and USA Olympian [[Leonel Manzano]] were born here.
{{clear}}

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location     = Dolores Hidalgo (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2022)
| single line  = Y
| metric first = Y
| Jan record high C = 33.5
| Feb record high C = 37.5
| Mar record high C = 40.8
| Apr record high C = 39.0
| May record high C = 40.5
| Jun record high C = 39.5
| Jul record high C = 38.5
| Aug record high C = 37.5
| Sep record high C = 36.0
| Oct record high C = 36.5
| Nov record high C = 35.0
| Dec record high C = 33.0
| year record high C = 
| Jan high C = 24.7
| Feb high C = 27.2
| Mar high C = 30.1
| Apr high C = 31.8
| May high C = 32.4
| Jun high C = 30.2
| Jul high C = 28.7
| Aug high C = 28.6
| Sep high C = 27.5
| Oct high C = 27.1
| Nov high C = 26.0
| Dec high C = 24.9
| year high C = 28.3
| Jan mean C = 14.3
| Feb mean C = 16.3
| Mar mean C = 18.8
| Apr mean C = 21.1
| May mean C = 22.2
| Jun mean C = 21.6
| Jul mean C = 20.6
| Aug mean C = 20.6
| Sep mean C = 19.9
| Oct mean C = 18.2
| Nov mean C = 16.3
| Dec mean C = 14.6
| year mean C = 18.7
| Jan low C = 3.9
| Feb low C = 5.4
| Mar low C = 7.6
| Apr low C = 10.3
| May low C = 12.1
| Jun low C = 12.9
| Jul low C = 12.6
| Aug low C = 12.6
| Sep low C = 12.2
| Oct low C = 9.4
| Nov low C = 6.5
| Dec low C = 4.2
| year low C = 9.1
| Jan record low C = -7.0
| Feb record low C = -9.5
| Mar record low C = -4.5
| Apr record low C = 0.0
| May record low C = 3.5
| Jun record low C = 2.5
| Jul record low C = 7.0
| Aug record low C = 2.0
| Sep record low C = 1.0
| Oct record low C = -1.5
| Nov record low C = -6.5
| Dec record low C = -8.0
| year record low C = 
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 12.4
| Feb precipitation mm = 14.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 10.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 8.7
| May precipitation mm = 31.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 70.4
| Jul precipitation mm = 97.6
| Aug precipitation mm = 84.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 92.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 31.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 9.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 4.4
| year precipitation mm = 468.9
| source 1 = [[Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Mexico)|Servicio Meteorológico Nacional]]<ref name="SMN">{{cite web
 |url=https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Normales9120/gto/nor9120_11017.txt
 |title=NORMAL CLIMATOLÓGICA 1991-2020
 |publisher=Servicio Meteorológico National 
 |language=es 
 |format=TXT
 |access-date=September 30, 2024
 |url-status=live 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930160319/https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Normales9120/gto/nor9120_11017.txt
 |archive-date=September 30, 2024
}}</ref><ref name=extremas>{{cite web
 |url=https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Med-Extr/gto/medex11017.txt
 |title=VALORES EXTREMOS
 |publisher=Servicio Meteorológico National 
 |language=es 
 |format=TXT
 |access-date=September 30, 2024
 |url-status=live 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930160542/https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Med-Extr/gto/medex11017.txt
 |archive-date=September 30, 2024
}}</ref>
}}

==Notable people==
*[[Adolfo Bautista|Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista]], footballer
*[[José Alfredo Jiménez]], Mexican singer
*[[Leonel Manzano]], USA Olympian
*[[Esperanza Zambrano]] (1901–1992), poet

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130406130712/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070317205520/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_guanajuato Guanajuato] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

==External links==
{{commons category|Dolores Hidalgo}}
{{wikivoyage|Dolores Hidalgo}}
*{{in lang|es}}−[http://www.doloreshidalgo.gob.mx/ Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional] — ''Official website''.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070502153305/http://www.sanluisdelapaz.com/ San Luis De La Paz, Guanajuato] Nearby colonial town.
*[http://www.fmschmitt.com/travels/mexico/Dolores_%20Hidalgo/Dolores_Hidalgo.html Dolores Hidalgo eGuide to Dolores Hidalgo]
*[http://www.biblioteca.tv/artman2/publish/miguel_hidalgo/Bibliograf_a_y_Hemerograf_a_Miguel_Hidalgo_y_Costilla.shtml Bibliography and Hemerography: Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla.]
*[http://www.biblioteca.tv/artman2/publish/miguel_hidalgo/Miguel_Hidalgo_y_Costilla_Documentos_de_1810_y_1811.shtml Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla - Documents of 1810 and 1811.]
*[http://www.biblioteca.tv/artman2/publish/miguel_hidalgo/Cronolog_a_de_Miguel_Hidalgo_y_Costilla.shtml Chronology of Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla.]
*[http://www.poiresources.com/mexico/guanajuato/dolores-hidalgo/ Points of interest on the map for Dolores Hidalgo]

{{Guanajuato}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Populated places in Guanajuato]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Guanajuato]]
[[Category:Pueblos Mágicos]]