Churintzio Explained

Churintzio
Settlement Type:Municipality
Seal Size:70px
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Churintzio
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Francisco Javier Pérez Maldonado
Established Title1:Founded
Established Date1:1543
Established Title2:Established
Established Date2:1 March 1904
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:230.084
Population As Of:2010 Census
Population Total:5564
Pop Est As Of:2015 Intercensal Survey
Pop Est Footnotes:[3]
Population Est:5016
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Seat
Population Blank1:2592
Timezone:Central
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:20.1497°N -102.0636°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[4]
Elevation Point:of seat
Elevation M:1867
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:59440–59455[5]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:328
Website:Official website

Churintzio is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located northwest of the state capital of Morelia.

Geography

The municipality of Churintzio is located in northern Michoacán at an altitude between 1700and(-). It borders the municipalities of Ecuandureo to the west, La Piedad to the north, Zináparo to the northeast, Penjamillo to the southeast, and Tlazazalca to the south.[6] The municipality covers an area of [2] and comprises 0.4% of the state's area.[3]

Churintzio is located in the highlands of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It is watered by intermittent streams and cold springs in the Lerma River basin.[1]

Churintzio's climate is temperate with rain in the summer.[1] Average temperatures in the municipality range between 16and(-), and average annual precipitation ranges between 800and(-).[6]

History

Churintzio was founded in 1543. The place name may derive from the Purépecha words achuri, "night", or chureni, "to grow dark".[1] It became a municipality on 1 March 1904.[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.[1] The current president of the municipality is Francisco Javier Pérez Maldonado.[8]

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Churintzio recorded a population of 5564 inhabitants living in 1654 households.[9] The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 5016 inhabitants in Churintzio.[3]

There are 19 localities in the municipality,[4] of which only the municipal seat, also known as Churintzio, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 2592 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.[9]

Economy and infrastructure

The main economic activities in Churintzio are agriculture and livestock production.[10] A maquiladora manufactures clothes in the municipal seat.[11] Federal Highway 15D traverses the municipality from east to west.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Churintzio . es . Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México . . 24 April 2018 . 11 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161211131748/http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM16michoacan/municipios/16028a.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Churintzio: Datos generales . es . Cédulas de información municipal . . 2013 . 24 April 2018.
  3. Book: Panorama sociodemográfico de Michoacán de Ocampo 2015 . 56 . es . . 2016 . 978-607-739-850-9.
  4. Web site: Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal . es . . 2010 . 24 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Consulta Códigos Postales . Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales . . 20 April 2018 . 24 April 2018 . 14 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014220621/http://www.correosdemexico.gob.mx/ServiciosLinea/Paginas/ccpostales.aspx . dead .
  6. Web site: Compendio de Información Geográfica Municipal 2010: Churintzio, Michoacán de Ocampo . es . INEGI . 24 April 2018.
  7. Book: 1996 . Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995. . 80, 130 . es . Mexico . INEGI . 970-13-1501-4.
  8. News: Córdoba Hernández . Leonardo . Recibe constancia de mayoria Juan Luis Contreras en Churintzio . es . Periódico am . 4 July 2018 . 8 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Resumen municipal: Municipio de Churintzio . es . Catálogo de Localidades . SEDESOL . 24 April 2018 . 25 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180425033546/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=16&mun=013 . dead .
  10. News: Churintzio Municipal Council . Plan de Desarrollo Municipal 2015–2018 . es . 7 . Periódico Oficial del Estado de Michoacán . Government of Michoacán . 28 April 2016 . 24 April 2018.
  11. News: Buscará Sergio Flores impulsar la economía en Churintzio y Numarán . es . Quadratin . 5 April 2018 . 24 April 2018.