Concepción del Oro Municipality

Municipality of Concepción del Oro
Municipality
Azurite and Malachite, from Concepción del Oro, 5.2 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm
Azurite and Malachite, from Concepción del Oro, 5.2 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm
Location of Concepción del Oro within Zacatecas and Mexico
Location of Concepción del Oro within Zacatecas and Mexico
Coordinates: 24°42′N 101°25′W / 24.700°N 101.417°W / 24.700; -101.417
CountryMexico
StateZacatecas
Municipal seatConcepción del Oro
Largest cityConcepción del Oro
Founded1587
Municipality1857
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJ. Jesús Martínez Horta PRI
Area
 • Total
2,559 km2 (988 sq mi)
Elevation
2,070 m (6,790 ft)
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total
11,857
 • Largest city
6,653 Concepción del Oro
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal Code
98200, 98204, 98205, 98209-98212
Area code842
WebsiteConcepciondeloro

Concepción del Oro is one of the 58 municipalities in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is located on the northern part of the state and it is bounded by the municipalities of Mazapil and El Salvador; it also lies next to the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers a total surface area of 2,559 square kilometers (988 sq mi).[2]

Population

In the 2005 census Concepción del Oro reported a population of 11,857.[1] Of these, 6,653 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.

Geography

Concepción del Oro is located on the northern part of the state and it is bounded by the municipalities of Mazapil and El Salvador; it also lies next to the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers a total surface area of 2,559 square kilometers (988 sq mi).

Climate

Climate data for Concepción del Oro (1951–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		32.0
(89.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		39.5
(103.1) 		35.5
(95.9) 		34.0
(93.2) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.0
(89.6) 		37.0
(98.6) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.5
(85.1) 		39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4) 		20.1
(68.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		26.3
(79.3) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		25.9
(78.6) 		23.8
(74.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		18.8
(65.8) 		24.1
(75.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4) 		12.6
(54.7) 		15.2
(59.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.3
(68.5) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.5
(68.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		14.2
(57.6) 		11.8
(53.2) 		16.8
(62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7) 		5.1
(41.2) 		7.1
(44.8) 		10.4
(50.7) 		12.6
(54.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		13.9
(57.0) 		13.6
(56.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		9.5
(49.1) 		6.6
(43.9) 		4.8
(40.6) 		9.5
(49.1)
Record low °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.9
(1.06) 		13.6
(0.54) 		12.4
(0.49) 		20.8
(0.82) 		34.7
(1.37) 		51.6
(2.03) 		77.0
(3.03) 		61.3
(2.41) 		59.4
(2.34) 		34.6
(1.36) 		17.6
(0.69) 		24.8
(0.98) 		434.7
(17.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.4 2.5 2.0 3.4 6.1 7.5 9.9 8.5 8.6 5.3 2.6 3.9 63.7
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[3][4]

Economy

Agriculture is one of the main economical activities in Concepción del Oro, it is based in temporary harvesting of mainly: beans, maize, oats, barley and wheat.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 Archived 2013-04-06 at the Wayback Machine INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
  2. ^ "Zacatecas". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-12-10. "Concepción del Oro", Encyclopedia de Municipios
  3. ^ "Estado de Zacatecas-Estacion: Concepción del Oro". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Concepción del Oro 1961–2011" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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