Cojumatlán de Régules

Cojumatlán de Régules
Municipality
Coat of arms of Cojumatlán de Régules
Coat of arms
Location of Cojumatlán in Michoacán
Location of Cojumatlán in Michoacán
Coordinates: 20°07′06″N 102°51′03″W / 20.11833°N 102.85083°W / 20.11833; -102.85083[1]
Country Mexico
State Michoacán
Established2 April 1910
SeatCojumatlán de Régules
Government
[2]
 • PresidentEnrique Mújica Sánchez
Area
[3]
 • Total
131.48 km2 (50.76 sq mi)
Elevation
[1] (of seat)
1,544 m (5,066 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total
9,980
 • Estimate 
(2015 Intercensal Survey)[4]
10,450
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Seat
2,592
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal codes
59140–59155[5]
Area code381
WebsiteOfficial website

Cojumatlán de Régules is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located 180 kilometres (110 mi) west of the state capital of Morelia.

Geography

The municipality of Cojumatlán de Régules is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in northwest Michoacán at an altitude between 1,600 and 2,400 metres (5,200–7,900 ft). It borders the Michoacano municipalities of Venustiano Carranza to the east, Sahuayo to the southeast, Jiquilpan to the south, Marcos Castellanos to the southwest. It also borders Tizapan El Alto in Jalisco to the west, while its northern border runs along the southeastern shore of Lake Chapala, which is administered by the Jaliscan municipality of Poncitlán.[6] The municipality covers an area of 131.48 square kilometres (50.76 sq mi)[3] and comprises 0.2% of the state's area.[4]

Cojumatlán's climate is temperate with rain in the summer.[2] Average temperatures in the municipality range between 16 and 20 °C (61–68 °F), and average annual precipitation ranges between 700 and 1,000 millimetres (28–39 in).[6]

History

The settlement of Cojumatlán was founded in 1531. Its name means "place of weasels", from the Nahuatl word cutzamalí, "weasel".[2] It was incorporated as the municipality of Régules in the district of Jiquilpan on 2 April 1910, taking its name after Nicolás de Régules, a general who fought against the French intervention in Mexico. In 1985 the municipality changed its name to Cojumatlán de Régules.[7]

Administration

The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and seven trustees (regidores), four elected by relative majority and three by proportional representation.[2] The current president of the municipality is Enrique Mújica Sánchez.[2]

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Cojumatlán de Régules recorded a population of 9980 inhabitants living in 2638 households.[8] The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 10,450 inhabitants in Cojumatlán.[4]

There are 14 localities in the municipality,[1] of which only the municipal seat, also known as Cojumatlán de Régules, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 6763 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.[8]

Economy

A flock of American white pelicans

The main economic activities in Cojumatlán de Régules are agriculture, fishing, and livestock production.[9] Main crops grown include corn, tomatoes, alfalfa, and other vegetables.[10] The main fish caught are carp and tilapia, which are filleted in small local maquiladoras.[9]

The arrival of thousands of American white pelicans from November to March at the fishing village of Petatán has become a tourist attraction. The pelicans are dubbed borregones by the locals, in reference to the sheep-like flocks created by these large white birds. A mass feeding of fish scraps from the local filleting operations occurs in the afternoon of every day except Sundays.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal" (in Spanish). SEGOB. 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Cojumatlán de Régules". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Cojumatlán de Régules: Datos generales". Cédulas de información municipal (in Spanish). SEDESOL. 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Panorama sociodemográfico de Michoacán de Ocampo 2015 (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2016. p. 66. ISBN 978-607-739-850-9.
  5. ^ "Consulta Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Compendio de Información Geográfica Municipal 2010: Cojumatlán de Régules, Michoacán de Ocampo" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ^ Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. pp. 86, 185. ISBN 970-13-1501-4.
  8. ^ a b "Resumen municipal: Municipio de Cojumatlán de Régules". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). SEDESOL. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b Cojumatlán de Régules Municipal Council (11 July 2012). "Plan de Desarrollo Municipal 2012–2015" (PDF). Periódico Oficial del Estado de Michoacán (in Spanish). Government of Michoacán. pp. 21–23. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  10. ^ Cojumatlán de Régules Municipal Council (4 April 2016). "Plan de Desarrollo Municipal 2015–2018" (PDF). Periódico Oficial del Estado de Michoacán (in Spanish). Government of Michoacán. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  11. ^ Pint, John (6 September 2017). "Some Chapala spots well worth a visit". Mexico News Daily. Retrieved 2 May 2018.