Guadalajara, Jalisco

:This article is about the Mexican city of Guadalajara. For other meanings, see Guadalajara

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Guadalajara is a large city in the Western-Pacific region of Mexico, located at {{coor dm|20|67|N|103|35|W|}}. Guadalajara is the capital of the state of Jalisco.

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Mexico - Jalisco

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It is the second most populous city in Mexico, with an estimated population of 4,640,000 people in 2004. The Guadalajara metropolitan area also includes the municipalities of Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Tonalá, Tlajomulco, and Ixtlahuacán. The estimated population of the metropolitan area was 8.9 million in 2004.

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Second most populous - 2004 - Zapopan - Tlaquepaque - Tonalá - Tlajomulco - Ixtlahuacán

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Guadalajara is known as La Perla del Occidente (Spanish for "Pearl of the West"), la Perla Tapatía ("tapatío" is an informal adjective of origin for people and things from Guadalajara) and, Ciudad de las Rosas. The city is also the birthplace of mariachi music and charreadas.

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Spanish - Mariachi - Charreadas

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The name of the city originates from the Arabic Wad-al-hidjara, meaning "River Running Between Rocks". The city refers to itself as the Silicon Valley of Mexico. Such high-technology companies as General Electric, IBM, Hitachi, and Hewlett Packard have facilities in the city or its suburbs.

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Arabic - Silicon Valley - General Electric - IBM - Hitachi - Hewlett Packard

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The Universidad de Guadalajara, the state's public university, has its headquarters here. Guadalajara is home to three popular soccer teams: Chivas, Atlas and Tecos.

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Universidad de Guadalajara - Chivas - Atlas - Tecos

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Guadalajara is served by Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport.

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