Guanajuato Politics

The state of Guanajuato is divided in 46 municipalities and the state capital is Guanajuato city. Juan Manuel Oliva Martínez is the state governor for the 2006-2012 administrative period. His work is supported by the Coordinación General de Comunicación Social (CGCS), the Coordinador General de Asesores (CGAG), the Coordinador General Jurídico (CGJ), the Representación de Gobierno del Estado en el D.F., the Secretaría Particular (SP) and the Unidad de Planeación e Inversión Estratégica (UPIE). All the different centralized secretaries also give support : State Tourist Development, Government,, Finance and Administrative , Human and Social Development, Health, Sustainable Economic Development, Land and Cattle Development, Public Security, Public Management, Public Works, State Attorneys Office.

The 46 municipalities of the state are: Abasolo, Apaseo el Alto, Atarjea, Acámbaro, Apaseo el Grande, Celaya, Ciudad Manuel Doblado, Comonfort, Coroneo, Cortazar, Cuerámaro, Doctor Mora, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Huanímaro, Irapuato, Jaral del Progreso, Jerécuaro, León, Moroleón, Ocampo, Pénjamo, Pueblo Nuevo, Purísima del Rincón, Romita, Salamanca, Salvatierra, San Diego de la Unión, San Felipe, San Francisco del Rincón, San José Iturbide, San Luis de la Paz, San Miguel de Allende, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Santiago Maravantío, Silao, Tarandacuao, Tarimoro, Tierra Blanca, Uriangato, Valle de Santiago, Victoria, Villagrán, Xichú and Yuriria.