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The population of the city of Irapuato is 440,039 of whom 209,730 are men and 230,309 are women. The population density equates to 2.4 persons per acre. -INEGI 2000

STATE DESCRIPTION

• Guanajuato has played a key role is the history of Mexico as the birthplace of the independence movement. Traditionally an agricultural and mining region, Guanajuato is now an important industrial state with 78 maquilas employing close to 13 thousand workers.-INEGI 1999
• The State of Guanajuato is located in the central region of Mexico called "El Bajio". It borders the states of San Luis Potosi to the north, Queretaro to the east, Michoacan to the south and Jalisco to the west.
• Guanajuato’s major cities are Leon, Irapuato, Celaya, Salamanca, Silao and the state’s capital city of Guanajuato.
• The population of the state of Guanajuato is estimated at 4.5 million inhabitants.

LOCATION

• The city of Irapuato is situated at a longitude of 101° 20’1", west of the Greenwich Meridian and at a 20° 40’28" latitude north.
• Irapuato is located at 5,676 feet above sea level.
• Bordering north with the municipalities of Silao and Guanajuato, to the west with Salamanca, south with the municipalities of Pueblo Nuevo and Abasolo and to the east with Romita.

REGIONAL INFLUENCE

Irapuato is renowned for its strawberry production, earning the title of Strawberry capital of the world. Along with strawberry’s Irapuato is a major exporter of agricultural goods such as cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, and garlic. Textiles are a major industry in the region employing 42% of the workforce. The petroleum industry makes up 9 % of the workforce while agroindustry and others account for the remaining majority. Irapuato is situated close enough to benefit from the related operations of the auto manufacturing industry. The main automobile and auto parts producing states include Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Michoacan, Jalisco, and Zacatecas.

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DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACT

The state of Guanajuato recently attracted over 3.9 billion U.S. dollars in investment projects. Twenty-six percent of its GDP is in manufacturing. (Source INEGI 1999)

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WORKER SKILL LEVEL

The demand in skilled labor is adequately provided for through the private and public educational infrastructure.

EDUCATION and TRAINING

It is estimated that the educational infrastructure for higher learning is adequate to fill the demand through the public and private sectors. Some of the institutions located in Irapuato include

• Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Irapuato (ITESI)
• Centro de Investigacion y estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV)
• Escuela Normal Oficial de Irapuato (ENOI)
• Instituto de Ciencias Agricolas de la Universidad de Guanajuato (ICA)
• Instituto Tecnologico de Diseno de Modas
• Universidad Pedagogica Nacional
• Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)
• Instituto de Estudios Superiores del Centro (IESC)
• Universidad Quetzalcoatl de Irapuato (UQI)
• Universidad Privada de Irapuato (UPI)
• Universidad de Leon Plantel Irapuato (UDL)
• Universidad y Sistemas Educativos Abiertos

The following is a breakdown of the education system of Irapuato.

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