Map of San Juan del Río, Mexico

San Juan del Río is a city in Querétaro, Mexico, with a population of about 138,878. It lies at 20.3889°N, 99.9958°W. San Juan del Río is about 140 km (87 mi) northwest of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santiago de Querétaro, 46 km to the northwest.

San Juan del Río at a glance

Where is San Juan del Río?

• The 2nd largest city in Querétaro on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 54 min on the shortest day to 13 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Juan del Río

• Santiago de Querétaro — 46 km northwest
• El Pueblito — 49 km west
• Maravatío de Ocampo — 73 km southwest
• Ixmiquilpan — 82 km east
• Acámbaro — 86 km southwest
• Celaya — 87 km west
• Tepeji del Río de Ocampo — 87 km southeast
• Salvatierra — 94 km west
• Ciudad Hidalgo — 97 km southwest
• San Miguel de Allende — 97 km northwest

Largest cities in Querétaro

• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• El Pueblito — 71,254

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
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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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.