Salvatierra, Guanajuato

San Andrés de Salvatierra Ciudad de Salvatierra
City and municipality
Clockwise from upper left: View of the Tetilla hills, Templo de San Francisco, the historic Puente de Batanes, Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Luz, Templo y Convento Las Capuchinas, Eco Parque El Sabinal, Templo del Señor del Socorro, Ex-Hacienda San José del Carmen and the Salvatierra city sign.
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 20°12′56″N 100°53′46″W / 20.21556°N 100.89611°W / 20.21556; -100.89611
Country	Mexico
Founded (officially)	1644 (By Garcia Sarmiento de Sotomayor)
Government
• Municipal president	Germán Cervantes Vega ()
Elevation	1,749 m (5,738 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,401 city; 94,126 municipality
Demonym	Salvaterrense
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Postal code	38900
Area code	466
Website	https://salvatierra.gob.mx/salvatierra/
Average temperature 18°C

Salvatierra (Spanish: [salβaˈtjera] ^ⓘ) is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the valley of Huatzindeo in the lowlands of the state of Guanajuato. It is rich in civil and religious architecture; haciendas, bridges, convents and large houses surrounded in tradition and history. With an area of 507.70 square kilometres, Salvatierra accounts for 1.66% the total area of the state. It is bordered to the north by Tarimoro and Cortazar, to the south by Acámbaro and the state of Michoacán, to the west by Yuriria and Santiago Maravatío, and to the northeast by Jaral del Progreso. The municipality had a total of 94,558 inhabitants of which 34,066 lived in the city of Salvatierra, according to the 2005 census.^[1][2] As of 2020 the municipality had a total of 94,126 inhabitants, compared to 2010, the population in Salvatierra decreased by -3.02%^[3]

In pre-Columbian times the area was known as Huatzindeo (or Guatzindeo) which means "Place of beautiful vegetation"^[4] by the mostly Purépecha inhabitants. In 1646 Salvatierra became the first city of Guanajuato, thus making it the oldest city in the state. Salvatierra was declared a pueblo magico in 2012 by the Mexican government.