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León

The Mexican city of León is located in the State of Guanajuato. It has a population of 1,238,962 inhabitants (2010 data) and its surface area is 1,183 km2.

The city is consolidating two economic sectors: highly specialised health care and diagnostic, and higher education and research.

León

Contact details

Country
Mexico
Number of inhabitants
1,436,480

Mayor

Name
Sra. Alejandra Gutiérrez Campos
Address
Palacio Municipal, s/n. Plaza Principal, Zona Centro
Experiences

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Municipal Crusade for Literacy and Against the Education Gap

León (Mexico)

Municipal Crusade for Literacy and Against the Education Gap

The municipal Crusade for Literacy seeks to reduce illiteracy in people over 15 years of age through government and social collaboration, with the objective of educating 4,500 people and supporting basic education.

Municipal Values Week

León (Mexico)

Municipal Values Week

In order to foster the human values, lectures, recreational-interactive workshops, forums, marches and cultural events are carried out during a week. Schools, families and the society in general participate in the initiative.

Leon, Charge Your Batteries

León (Mexico)

Leon, Charge Your Batteries

The León City Council implemented a battery collection program to prevent improper disposal, promote recycling and reuse, and promote environmental awareness through education and dissemination campaigns.

Digital Mobile Library

León (Mexico)

Digital Mobile Library

The objective of this project is to foster the reading and bring the new information technologies closer to the population in general, but especially to the most vulnerable layers of society, which lack these services.

My Library Vacation

León (Mexico)

My Library Vacation

The Municipal Government of León organizes workshops in libraries during the summer, promoting reading and creativity. This program strengthens comprehensive education and improves the well-being of the community.

Ecological Flag

León (Mexico)

Ecological Flag

With this initiative it is expected that schools include environment education for sustainable development in their curricular content, and the schools that meet the required criteria will be given the certificate made up of a flag as recognition for their work.

Civic Promoters

León (Mexico)

Civic Promoters

Students at various educational levels became involved in fostering positive actions to care for public spaces, in order to contribute to the construction of a more orderly, cleaner, more sustainable and safer city.

Cycling School with a Gender Perspective

León (Mexico)

Cycling School with a Gender Perspective

The project was created with the aim of providing girls and women of all ages in León with tools that foster their autonomy and allow them to take ownership of public spaces. It also aims to promote the use of the bicycle as a clean, efficient and healthy means of transport.

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Día Internacional de la Ciudad Educadora 2021 | León (CA)

2018 International Day in León-Guanajuato

2019 Congress of the Mexican Network of Educating Cities in León

León – 2020 International Day of the Educating City

León – 2020 International Day of the Educating City II

León – 2020 International Day of the Educating City III

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