Concepción del Oro Municipality explained

Official Name:Municipality of Concepción del Oro
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Zacatecas
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Concepción del Oro
Subdivision Type3:Largest city
Subdivision Name3:Concepción del Oro
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:J. Jesús Martínez Horta
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1587
Established Title2:Municipality
Established Date2:1857
Area Total Km2:2559
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:11857
Population Blank1 Title:Largest city
Population Blank1:6653
Timezone:Central (US Central)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:24.7°N -126°W
Elevation M:2070
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:98200, 98204, 98205, 98209-98212
Area Code:842
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20070901221445/http://www.concepciondeloro.gob.mx/

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 2559km2.[1]

Population

In the 2005 census Concepción del Oro reported a population of 11,857.[2] 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 2559km2.

Climate

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zacatecas . 2008-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015053/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/zacatecas/municipios/32007a.htm . 2007-09-30 . "Concepción del Oro", Encyclopedia de Municipios
  2. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005