Xochicoatlán
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | |
| settlement_type | Town and municipality |
| native_name | |
| motto | |
| imagesize | 300px |
| image_shield | Glifo de Xochicoatlán, Hidalgo.jpg |
| image_map | Ubicación del municipio de Xochicoatlán, Hidalgo.svg |
| mapsize | 300px |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality of Xochicoatlán in the state of Hidalgo. |
| pushpin_map | Mexico |
| pushpin_label_position | above |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| subdivision_type | |
| subdivision_name | Mexico |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Hidalgo |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | Xochicoatlán |
| subdivision_name4 | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Elda Ramírez Maya |
| (2020-2024) | |
| leader_title1 | Federal electoral district |
| leader_name1 | Hidalgo's 1st |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | 15 February 1826 |
| area_total_km2 | 159.3 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 7015 |
| population_density_km2 | 39,7 |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| timezone | Zona Centro |
| utc_offset | -6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | 43250 |
| area_code | 774 |
| website | www.xochicoatlan.gob.mx |
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As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 7,015.
Toponymy
The word Xochicoatlán comes from the Nahuatl Xóchitl 'flower' and cuauhtl 'tree'; so its meaning is "Place of the viper flower".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.
Geography
Terrain and hydrology
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
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 .
Ecology
In flora it has vegetation made up of broadleaf forest and medium-sized subevergreen forest. As for fauna there are wild boar, porcupine, hare duck, falcon and eagle.
Politics
It was erected as a municipality on February 15, 1826. The Honorable City Council is composed of: a Municipal President, a Syndic, eight Councilors, and 34 Municipal Delegates. 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. A state administrative level belongs to Macroregion IV and Microregion III, as well as to Operational Region XII Molango.
Chronology of municipal presidents
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| Period | Name | Political affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tomas Juárez Cisneros | [[File:PRI_Party_(Mexico).svg |
| 16/01/1997 to | ||
| 15/01/2000 | Reynaldo Pérez Soní | [[File:PRI_Party_(Mexico).svg |
| 16/01/2000 to | ||
| 15/01/2003 | Angel Baltazar Perez | [[File:PRI_Party_(Mexico).svg |
| 16/01/2003 to | ||
| 15/01/2006 | Moises Perez Sierra | [[File:PRI_Party_(Mexico).svg |
| 16/01/2006 to | ||
| 15/01/2009 | Baltazar Torres Villegas | [[File:PVE_logo_(Mexico).svg |
| 16/01/2009 to | ||
| 15/01/2012 | Angel Baltazar Perez Perez | [[File:PRI_Party_(Mexico).svg |
| 16/01/2012 to | ||
| 01/05/2012 | David Cuevas Covarrubias | Interim City |
| Council | ||
| 02/05/2012 to | ||
| 04/09/2016 | Baltazar Soní Guillermo | [[File:PT_logo_(Mexico).svg |
| 05/09/2016 to | ||
| 04/09/2020 | Nabor Perez Juarez | [[File:PT_logo_(Mexico).svg |
| 05/09/2020 to | ||
| 14/12/2020 | Guillermo Vite Refugio | Interim City |
| Council | ||
| 15/12/2020 to | ||
| 04/09/2024 | Elda Ramírez Maya | [[File:PT_logo_(Mexico).svg |
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Economy
In 2015 the municipality had an HDI of 0.684 Medium, so ranks 53rd at the state level; 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). 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. According to the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), the municipality registers a Marginalization Index Medium.
As of 2015, in terms of agriculture, corn, beans, coffee, oranges and piloncillo cane are grown. 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.
In 2015, there were 49 economic units, which generated jobs for 98 people. 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.
Notes
References
References
- "Xochicoatlán (Municipality, Mexico) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- State Center for Municipal Studies of the State of Hidalgo. (1988). "The Municipalities of Hidalgo". Secretary of the Interior.
- "Xochicoatlán". [[Government of the state of Hidalgo]].
- (1997). "Territorial division of the state of Hidalgo from 1810 to 1995". National Institute of Statistics and Geography.
- (2007). "History of the territorial divisions of the municipalities of the State of Hidalgo". Instituto de Estudios Legislativos del Congreso de Hidalgo.
- "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities and Delegations of Mexico: Government of the State of Hidalgo". Gobierno de México.
- (March 15, 2017). "Descriptive de la distritacion federal de Hidalgo". [[:es:Instituto Nacional Electoral (México).
- (March 15, 2017). "Distritos Electorales Federales de Hidalgo". [[:es:Instituto Nacional Electoral (México).
- (March 15, 2017). "Loales de Hidalgo Electoral Districts". [[:es:Instituto Nacional Electoral (México).
- [[:es:Congreso del Estado de Hidalgo]]. (25 December 2017). "Decree that determines the regionalization of the Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo". [[:es:Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo]].
- (May 15, 2020). "Possibility of implementing Municipal Councils due to suspension of elections". Milenio Diario.
- (26 June 2020). "Municipal Councils, citizens in power in 84 municipalities". Milenio Diario.
- (2019). "Hidalgo. Municipal Human Development Index 2015". [[Government of the State of Hidalgo]].
- [[National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy. "Annual Report on the Situation of Poverty and Social Backwardness: Xochicoatlán, Hidalgo (2017)". [[Government of Mexico]].
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