Map of León de los Aldama, Mexico

León de los Aldama is a city in Guanajuato, Mexico, with a population of about 1,579,803. It lies at 21.1291°N, 101.6737°W. León de los Aldama is about 326 km (203 mi) northwest of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is San Francisco del Rincón, 22 km to the southwest.

León de los Aldama at a glance

Where is León de los Aldama?

• The 7th largest city in Mexico by recorded population.
• The largest city in Guanajuato on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 51 min on the shortest day to 13 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near León de los Aldama

• San Francisco del Rincón — 22 km southwest
• Purísima de Bustos — 24 km southwest
• Silao — 33 km southeast
• Lagos de Moreno — 37 km northwest
• Guanajuato — 45 km east
• Irapuato — 60 km southeast
• San Juan de los Lagos — 69 km west
• Dolores Hidalgo — 77 km east
• Pénjamo — 78 km south
• Salamanca — 80 km southeast

Largest cities in Guanajuato

• Irapuato — 380,941
• Celaya — 340,387
• San Miguel de Allende — 174,615
• Salamanca — 160,682
• Silao — 74,242
• Guanajuato — 72,237
• San Francisco del Rincón — 71,139
• Valle de Santiago — 68,058
• Dolores Hidalgo — 67,101
• Cortazar — 61,658

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629
• Mérida — 1,201,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.