Guadalajara, Mexico

Guadalajara has long been a magnet for American electronics firms. Motorola arrived here in 1968, followed by IBM and Hewlett-Packard. The city is now progressing from churning out hardware in bulk to creating software. To foster the rise of a Valle de Silicio, in February President Enrique Peña Nieto pledged 300m pesos ($20m) this year to start building a “Creative Digital City” http://econ.st/1GK71KS

Guadalajara
City
Ciudad de Guadalajara City of Guadalajara
Guadalajara City
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Spanish: La Perla de Occidente (English: The Pearl of West), Spanish: Guanatos,Spanish: La Ciudad de las Rosas
Location of Guadalajara within Jalisco
Guadalajara Location of Guadalajara within Jalisco
Coordinates: 20°40′N 103°21′WCoordinates: 20°40′N 103°21′W
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Region	Centro
Municipality	Guadalajara
Foundation	February 14, 1542
Founded by	Cristóbal de Oñate
Government
• Mayor	Ramiro Hernández García (PRI)
Area
• City	151 km2 (58 sq mi)
• Metro	2,734 km2 (1,056 sq mi)
Elevation	1,566 m (5,138 ft)
Population (2010)
• City	1,495,189
• Density	10,361/km2 (26,830/sq mi)
• Metro	4,424,252
• Metro density	1,583/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
• Demonym	Tapatío, Guadalajarense[1][2]
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Websitewww.guadalajara.gob.mx