Xochicoatlán
Xochicoatlán | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Xochicoatlán in the state of Hidalgo. | |
  Xochicoatlán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°46′36″N 98°40′48″W / 20.77667°N 98.68000°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Hidalgo |
| Municipal seat | Xochicoatlán |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elda Ramírez Maya (2020-2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.3 km2 (61.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,015 |
| • Density | 397/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-06:00 |
| Area code | 774 |
Xochicoatlán is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 159.3 km².
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 7,015.[1]
Toponymy
[edit]The word Xochicoatlán comes from Náhuatl Xóchitl 'flower' and cuauhtl 'tree'; so its meaning is "Place of the viper flower".[note 1][2][3]
Geography
[edit]Terrain and hydrology
[edit]Xochicoatlánis located within the province of Sierra Madre Oriental, within the Carso Huasteco subprovince. Its terrain is mountainous or hilly uplands (70.0%) and plateaux (30.0%).
Its geology corresponds to the Jurassic period (46.3%), Permian (16), Triassic (13.0%), Cretaceous (12.0%) and neogene (12.0%). With extrusive igneous type rocks: acid tuff (7.0%) and basalt (4.3%) Sedimentary: shale-sandstone (38.0%), limestone-shale ( 26.0%), sandstone-conglomerate (13.0%) and limestone (11.0%). Regarding pedology the dominant soil is leptosol (35.0%), luvisol (23.3%), umbrisol (30.5%), cambisol (7.5%) and regosol (3.0%).
Regarding hydrology it is positioned in the hydrological region of the Pánuco (3.0%); in the basins of the Moctezuma River; within the subbasin of the Los Hules River.
Climate
[edit]The municipality presents a variety of climates: Humid temperate with rain all year round (59.0%); humid temperate with abundant rains in summer (22.0%); humid semi-warm with rain all year round (16.0%); and temperate subhumid with rains in summer, with higher humidity (3.0%).It registers an average annual temperature of 19 °C and a rainfall of 1,890 millimeters per year, the rainy period is from June to December .[4][5]
Ecology
[edit]In flora it has vegetation made up of broadleaf forest and medium-sized subevergreen forest.[4][5] As for fauna there are wild boar, porcupine, hare duck, falcon and eagle.[4][5]
Politics
[edit]It was erected as a municipality on February 15, 1826.[6][7][8] The Honorable City Council is composed of: a Municipal President, a Syndic, eight Councilors, and 34 Municipal Delegates.[4][5][3] According to the National Electoral Institute (INE) the municipality is made up of 9 electoral sections, from 1576 to 1584.[9] For the election of federal deputies to the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico and local deputies to the Congress of Hidalgo, it is integrated into the I Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo and the II Local Electoral District of Hidalgo.[9][10][11] A state administrative level belongs to Macroregion IV and Microregion III, as well as to Operational Region XII Molango.[12]
Chronology of municipal presidents
[edit]| Period | Name[4][13] | Political affiliation[4][13] |
|---|---|---|
| 1961-1964 | Santiago Beltrán Pérez | - |
| 1964-1967 | Manuel Juarez Hernandez | - |
| 1967-1970 | Javier Camargo Lara | - |
| 1970-1973 | José Villegas de Ita | - |
| 1973-1976 | Jesus L. Bustos Perez | - |
| 1976-1979 | Edmundo López Lara | - |
| 1979-1982 | Liborio Perez Perez | - |
| 1982-1985 | Crisógono Ramírez Cerecedo | - |
| 1985-1988 | José E. Cuevas de Ita | - |
| 1988-1991 | Tomás Soní Juárez | - |
| 1991-1994 | Ricardo Juárez Salas | - |
| 16/01/1994 to 15/01/1997 |
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| 16/01/1997 to 15/01/2000 |
Reynaldo Pérez Soní | PRI
|
| 16/01/2000 to 15/01/2003 |
Angel Baltazar Perez | PRI
|
| 16/01/2003 to 15/01/2006 |
Moises Perez Sierra | PRI
|
| 16/01/2006 to 15/01/2009 |
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| 16/01/2009 to 15/01/2012 |
Angel Baltazar Perez Perez | PRI
|
| 16/01/2012 to 01/05/2012 |
David Cuevas Covarrubias | Interim City Council |
| 02/05/2012 to 04/09/2016 |
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|
| 05/09/2016 to 04/09/2020 |
Nabor Perez Juarez | PT
|
| 05/09/2020 to 14/12/2020 |
Guillermo Vite Refugio | Interim City Council[note 2] |
| 15/12/2020 to 04/09/2024 |
Elda Ramírez Maya | PT
|
Economy
[edit]In 2015 the municipality had an HDI of 0.684 Medium, so ranks 53rd at the state level;[16] and in 2005 it presented a GDP of $315,651,036.00 Mexican pesos, and a GDP per capita of $45,391.00 (current prices of 2005).[17] According to the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), the municipality registers a Marginalization Index Medium.[18] 39.4% of the population is in moderate poverty and 37.7% is in extreme poverty.[18] In 2015, the municipality ranked 58th out of 84 municipalities in the state scale of social backwardness.[19]
As of 2015, in terms of agriculture, corn, beans, coffee, oranges and piloncillo cane are grown.[5][18] In livestock cattle are raised for milk and meat, sheep, pigs and goats, laying and fattening birds, as well as turkeys, also producing honey and beeswax.[5][18]
In 2015, there were 49 economic units, which generated jobs for 98 people.[18] As far as commerce is concerned, there is one tianguis, nine Diconsa stores and two Liconsa dairy shops.[5][20] According to figures for the year 2015 presented in the Economic Censuses by INEGI, the Economically Active Population (EAP) of the municipality amounts to 2094 people, of which 1977 are employed and 117 are unemployed.[note 3][18] 42.19% belong to the primary sector, 22.71% belong to the secondary sector, 34.45% belong to the tertiary sector and 0.65% did not specify.[18]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The etymological origin of the name of a municipality can have different interpretations or have an uncertain origin, this is the most common or most accepted by the government municipality and its residents, according to the Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico.
- ^ Due to the postponement of the 2020 Hidalgo State Election, due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Interim Municipal Councils are appointed.[14][15]
- ^ Size of the community according to the number of inhabitants for the population aged 12 and over.
References
[edit]- ^ "Xochicoatlán (Municipality, Mexico) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ State Center for Municipal Studies of the State of Hidalgo (1988). The Municipalities of Hidalgo. Encyclopedia Collection of the municipalities of Mexico. Secretary of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Xochicoatlán". Municipalities of Hidalgo. Government of the state of Hidalgo. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Juan Manuel, Menes Llaguno [in Spanish] (2007). History of the territorial divisions of the municipalities of the State of Hidalgo (First ed.). Pachuca, Mexico: Instituto de Estudios Legislativos del Congreso de Hidalgo. p. 14. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development. "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities and Delegations of Mexico: Government of the State of Hidalgo". Secretaría de Gobernación. Gobierno de México. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ a b INE (March 15, 2017). "Descriptive de la distritacion federal de Hidalgo" (PDF). National Electoral Institute. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ INE (March 15, 2017). "Distritos Electorales Federales de Hidalgo" (PDF). National Electoral Institute. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ INE (March 15, 2017). "Loales de Hidalgo Electoral Districts" (PDF). National Electoral Institute. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ es:Congreso del Estado de Hidalgo [in Spanish] (25 December 2017). "Decree that determines the regionalization of the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo" (PDF). Periódico Oficial del Estado de Hidalgo. es:Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Teodoro, Santos (26 June 2020). "Municipal Councils, citizens in power in 84 municipalities". Milenio Diario. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ COESPO (2019). "Hidalgo. Municipal Human Development Index 2015" (PDF). Consejo Estatal de Poblacion. Government of the State of Hidalgo. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ To view information, first select the type of information you want, then the state of Hidalgo in the "Federative entity" field, and then choose "municipality" in the field.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference
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