Querétaro, formally Querétaro de Arteaga (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro de Arteaga (; Otomi: "Hyodi Ndämxei"),), is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro. It is located in North-Central Mexico, in a region known as Bajío. It is bordered by the states of San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the west, Hidalgo to the east, México to the southeast and Michoacán to the southwest.