Municipalities of Zacatecas

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Zacatecas is a state in North Central Mexico that is divided into 58 municipalities.[1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the state that has the 7th smallest population with 1,622,138 inhabitants[1] and the 8th largest by land area spanning 75,275.3 square kilometres (29,064.0 sq mi).[2]

Municipalities in Zacatecas are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population in Zacatecas is Fresnillo, with 240,532 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Susticacán with 1,365 residents.[1] The largest municipality by area is the municipality of Mazapil which spans 12,143.26 km2 (4,688.54 sq mi), while Vetagrande is the smallest at 160.36 km2 (61.92 sq mi).[2] The two newest municipalities are Trancoso, created out of Guadalupe in 2000, and Santa María de la Paz, separated in 2005 from Teúl.

Municipalities[edit]

  • Largest municipalities in Zacatecas by population
  • Parish of the Purification, Fresnillo
    Fresnillo, Zacatecas' largest municipality by population
  • Convent of Guadalupe
    Guadalupe, the second largest municipality by population
  • Zacatecas City Centre
    Zacatecas, capital and third largest municipality

  State capital †

Municipalities of Zacatecas
Name Municipal Seat Population
(2020)[1] 		Population
(2010)[6] 		Change Land area (km2) [2] Population density (2020) Incorporation date[7]
km2 sq mi
Apozol Apozol 6,260 6,314 −0.9% 293.631 113.372 21.3/km2 (55.2/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Apulco Apulco 4,942 5,005 −1.3% 203.03 78.39 24.3/km2 (63.0/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Atolinga San Cayetano 2,277 2,692 −15.4% 281.968 108.868 8.1/km2 (20.9/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Benito Juárez Florencia 4,493 4,372 +2.8% 329.698 127.297 13.6/km2 (35.3/sq mi) November 14, 1964
Calera Víctor Rosales 45,759 39,917 +14.6% 388.387 149.957 117.8/km2 (305.1/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Cañitas Cañitas de Felipe Pescador 8,255 8,239 +0.2% 450.52 173.95 18.3/km2 (47.5/sq mi) November 19, 1958
Chalchihuites Chalchihuites 10,086 10,565 −4.5% 903.025 348.660 11.2/km2 (28.9/sq mi) 1825
Concepción del Oro Concepción del Oro 12,115 12,803 −5.4% 2,423.522 935.727 5.0/km2 (12.9/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Cuauhtémoc[a] San Pedro Piedra Gorda 13,466 11,915 +13.0% 325.204 125.562 41.4/km2 (107.2/sq mi) August 19, 1916
El Plateado El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro 1,579 1,609 −1.9% 354.501 136.874 4.5/km2 (11.5/sq mi) August 19, 1916
El Salvador El Salvador 2,509 2,710 −7.4% 625.226 241.401 4.0/km2 (10.4/sq mi) November 14, 1964
Fresnillo Fresnillo 240,532 213,139 +12.9% 5,104.663 1,970.921 47.1/km2 (122.0/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Genaro Codina[b] Genaro Codina 8,168 8,104 +0.8% 796.786 307.641 10.3/km2 (26.6/sq mi) October 29, 1833
General Enrique Estrada General Enrique Estrada 6,644 5,894 +12.7% 198.187 76.520 33.5/km2 (86.8/sq mi) November 14, 1964
General Francisco R. Murguía[c] Nieves 20,191 21,974 −8.1% 5,034.261 1,943.739 4.0/km2 (10.4/sq mi) January 17, 1825
General Pánfilo Natera[d] General Pánfilo Natera 23,526 22,346 +5.3% 443.177 171.112 53.1/km2 (137.5/sq mi) July 21, 1928[8]
Guadalupe Guadalupe 211,740 159,991 +32.3% 819.044 316.235 258.5/km2 (669.6/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Huanusco Huanusco 4,547 4,306 +5.6% 373.284 144.126 12.2/km2 (31.5/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Jalpa Jalpa 25,296 23,557 +7.4% 719.782 277.909 35.1/km2 (91.0/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Jerez Jerez de García Salinas 59,910 57,610 +4.0% 1,547.193 597.375 38.7/km2 (100.3/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Jiménez del Teul[e] Jiménez del Teul 4,465 4,584 −2.6% 1,204.779 465.168 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Juan Aldama[f] Juan Aldama 19,749 20,543 −3.9% 624.971 241.303 31.6/km2 (81.8/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Juchipila Juchipila 12,251 12,284 −0.3% 339.49 131.08 36.1/km2 (93.5/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Loreto[g] Loreto 53,709 48,365 +11.0% 430.213 166.106 124.8/km2 (323.3/sq mi) October 7, 1931
Luis Moya[h] Luis Moya 13,184 12,234 +7.8% 177.332 68.468 74.3/km2 (192.6/sq mi) February 5, 1857
Mazapil Mazapil 17,774 17,813 −0.2% 12,143.256 4,688.537 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Melchor Ocampo[i] Melchor Ocampo 2,736 2,662 +2.8% 1,885.382 727.950 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Mezquital del Oro Mezquital del Oro 2,451 2,584 −5.1% 487.82 188.35 5.0/km2 (13.0/sq mi) 1825
Miguel Auza[j] Miguel Auza 23,713 22,296 +6.4% 1,108.308 427.920 21.4/km2 (55.4/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Momax Momax 2,446 2,529 −3.3% 162.23 62.64 15.1/km2 (39.1/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Monte Escobedo Monte Escobedo 8,683 8,929 −2.8% 1,612.123 622.444 5.4/km2 (13.9/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Morelos[k] Morelos 13,207 11,493 +14.9% 181.363 70.025 72.8/km2 (188.6/sq mi) February 8, 1869[9]
Moyahua Moyahua de Estrada 4,530 4,563 −0.7% 541.729 209.163 8.4/km2 (21.7/sq mi) 1825
Nochistlán Nochistlán de Mejía 27,945 27,932 0.0% 880.01 339.77 31.8/km2 (82.2/sq mi) 1825
Noria de Ángeles[l] Noria de Ángeles 16,284 15,607 +4.3% 409.512 158.113 39.8/km2 (103.0/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Ojocaliente Ojocaliente 44,144 40,740 +8.4% 646.428 249.587 68.3/km2 (176.9/sq mi) February 5, 1857
Pánuco Pánuco 17,577 16,875 +4.2% 587.558 226.857 29.9/km2 (77.5/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Pinos Pinos 72,241 69,844 +3.4% 3,176.943 1,226.625 22.7/km2 (58.9/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Río Grande Río Grande 64,535 62,693 +2.9% 1,842.931 711.560 35.0/km2 (90.7/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Saín Alto Saín Alto 21,844 21,533 +1.4% 1,418.291 547.605 15.4/km2 (39.9/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Santa María de la Paz Santa María de la Paz 2,767 2,821 −1.9% 279.097 107.760 9.9/km2 (25.7/sq mi) January 1, 2005
Sombrerete Sombrerete 63,665 61,188 +4.0% 3,610.545 1,394.039 17.6/km2 (45.7/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Susticacán Susticacán 1,365 1,360 +0.4% 200.096 77.257 6.8/km2 (17.7/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Tabasco[m] Tabasco 16,588 15,656 +6.0% 411.261 158.789 40.3/km2 (104.5/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Tepechitlán Tepechitlán 8,321 8,215 +1.3% 545.888 210.769 15.2/km2 (39.5/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Tepetongo Tepetongo 6,490 7,090 −8.5% 726.362 280.450 8.9/km2 (23.1/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Teúl[n] Teúl de González Ortega 5,356 5,506 −2.7% 681.309 263.055 7.9/km2 (20.4/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Tlaltenango Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román 27,302 25,493 +7.1% 747.927 288.776 36.5/km2 (94.5/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Trancoso Trancoso 20,455 16,934 +20.8% 221.352 85.464 92.4/km2 (239.3/sq mi) January 1, 2000
Trinidad García de la Cadena[o] Trinidad García de la Cadena 3,362 3,013 +11.6% 307.943 118.897 10.9/km2 (28.3/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Valparaíso Valparaíso 32,461 33,323 −2.6% 5,722.465 2,209.456 5.7/km2 (14.7/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Vetagrande Vetagrande 10,276 9,353 +9.9% 160.362 61.916 64.1/km2 (166.0/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Villa de Cos[p] Villa de Cos 34,623 34,328 +0.9% 6,593.771 2,545.869 5.3/km2 (13.6/sq mi) October 29, 1833
Villa García Villa García 19,525 18,269 +6.9% 342.621 132.287 57.0/km2 (147.6/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Villa González Ortega[q] Villa González Ortega 13,208 12,893 +2.4% 433.025 167.192 30.5/km2 (79.0/sq mi) July 19, 1890
Villa Hidalgo[r] Villa Hidalgo 19,446 18,490 +5.2% 376.31 145.29 51.7/km2 (133.8/sq mi) August 19, 1916
Villanueva Villanueva 31,558 29,395 +7.4% 2,184.719 843.525 14.4/km2 (37.4/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Zacatecas Zacatecas† 149,607 138,176 +8.3% 442.612 170.893 338.0/km2 (875.4/sq mi) January 17, 1825
Zacatecas — 1,622,138 1,490,668 +8.8% 75,275.3 29,064.0 21.5/km2 (55.8/sq mi) —
Mexico — 126,014,024 112,336,538 +12.2% 1,960,646.7 757,009.9 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) —


Defunct municipalities[edit]

  1. Sauceda, integrated into Vetagrande in 1918.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Cuauhtémoc was originally incorporated as San Pedro Piedra Gorda, changing its name on January 4, 1950.[7]
  2. ^ Genaro Codina was originally incorporated as San José de la Ysla, changing its name on December 31, 1957.[7]
  3. ^ General Francisco R. Murguía was originally incorporated as Nieves, changing its name on November 14, 1964.[7]
  4. ^ General Pánfilo Natera was originally incorporated as La Blanca, changing its name on March 15, 1964.[7]
  5. ^ Jiménez del Teul was originally incorporated as San Andrés del Téul, changing its name on January 9, 1935.[7]
  6. ^ Juan Aldama was originally incorporated as San Juan del Mezquital, changing its name on April 24, 1935.[7]
  7. ^ Loreto was originally incorporated as Bimbaletes, changing its name on October 3, 1956.[7]
  8. ^ Luis Moya was originally incorporated as San Francisco de los Adames, changing its name on January 9, 1935.[7]
  9. ^ Melchor Ocampo was originally incorporated as San Pedro Ocampo, changing its name on January 9, 1935.[7]
  10. ^ Miguel Auza was originally incorporated as San Miguel del Mezquital, changing its name on January 9, 1935.[7]
  11. ^ Morelos was originally incorporated as Chupaderos, changing its name on May 5, 1894.[9]
  12. ^ Noria de Ángeles was originally incorporated as Ángeles, changing its name on August 19, 1916.[7]
  13. ^ Tabasco changed its name to Villa del Refujio from 1916 to 1938.[7]
  14. ^ Melchor Ocampo was originally incorporated as San Juan del Téul, changing its name on January 9, 1935.[7]
  15. ^ Trinidad García de la Cardena was originally incorporated as Estanzuela, changing its name on May 4, 1935.[7]
  16. ^ Villa de Cos was originally incorporated as San Cosme, changing its name on July 27, 1845.[7]
  17. ^ Villa González Ortega was originally incorporated as El Carro, changing its name on November 29, 1922.[7]
  18. ^ Villa Hidalgo was originally incorporated as Santa Rita, changing its name on January 9, 1935.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. ^ a b c "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Zacatecas" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
  5. ^ a b International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Estado de Zacatecas División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1510-3.
  8. ^ "General Pánfilo Natera". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Morelos". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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