Santa Rosa Jáuregui

Santa Rosa Jáuregui
Santa Ronal
Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 20°44′30.46″N 100°26′50.45″W / 20.7417944°N 100.4473472°W / 20.7417944; -100.4473472
Country Mexico
StateQuerétaro
MunicipalitySantiago de Querétaro
BoroughSanta Rosa Jáuregui
Government
  CouncilorPablo Jesús Luna Garfias
Area
  City
367.45 km2 (141.87 sq mi)
Elevation
1,950 m (6,400 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  City
86,376
  Density235.07/km2 (608.8/sq mi)
  Urban
33,347
  Rural
53,029
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code
76220
Area Code(442)

Santa Rosa Jáuregui is one of seven boroughs of the municipality Santiago de Querétaro. It has 16,966 inhabitants, and is located at 1950 meters above sea level. The borough is the largest of the municipality of Querétaro in terms of surface, covering its northern half, though it is the smallest in terms of population. There are fifty three rural and urban settlements, besides the borough of Santa Rosa.

If Santa Rosa were a municipality, it would be ranked 4th in the state in terms of population (after Querétaro, San Juan del Río, and Corregidora) and 14th in terms of area. It is considered the cradle of "carnitas" (deep fried pork meat).