Municipalities of Zacatecas explained

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 inhabitants and the 8th largest by land area spanning 75275.3km2.^[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.

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. The largest municipality by area is the municipality of Mazapil which spans 12143.26km2, while Vetagrande is the smallest at 160.36km2. The two newest municipalities are Trancoso, created out of Guadalupe in 2000, and Santa María de la Paz, separated in 2005 from Teúl.

Municipalities

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Name	Municipal Seat	Population (2020)	Population (2010)^[6]	Change	Land area (km^2)	Population density (2020)	Incorporation date^[7]
km^2	sq mi
Apozol			293.631disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Apulco			203.03disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Atolinga	San Cayetano		281.968disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			329.698disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			388.387disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cañitas			450.52disp=tableNaNdisp=table
	Chalchihuites		903.025disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			2423.522disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cuauhtémoc	San Pedro Piedra Gorda		325.204disp=tableNaNdisp=table
El Plateado			354.501disp=tableNaNdisp=table
El Salvador			625.226disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Fresnillo			5104.663disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Genaro Codina	Genaro Codina		796.786disp=tableNaNdisp=table
General Enrique Estrada			198.187disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			5034.261disp=tableNaNdisp=table
General Pánfilo Natera	General Pánfilo Natera		443.177disp=tableNaNdisp=table		^[8]
			819.044disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Huanusco			373.284disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Jalpa			719.782disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			1547.193disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Jiménez del Teul			1204.779disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			624.971disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Juchipila	Juchipila		339.49disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Loreto	Loreto		430.213disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Luis Moya			177.332disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Mazapil	Mazapil		12143.256disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Melchor Ocampo			1885.382disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Mezquital del Oro	Mezquital del Oro		487.82disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Miguel Auza	Miguel Auza		1108.308disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Momax			162.23disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Monte Escobedo			1612.123disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Morelos			181.363disp=tableNaNdisp=table		^[9]
Moyahua	Moyahua de Estrada		541.729disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			880.01disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Noria de Ángeles			409.512disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			646.428disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			587.558disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Pinos			3176.943disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Río Grande			1842.931disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Saín Alto			1418.291disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Santa María de la Paz	Santa María de la Paz		279.097disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sombrerete			3610.545disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Susticacán			200.096disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Tabasco	Tabasco		411.261disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			545.888disp=tableNaNdisp=table
	Tepetongo		726.362disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Teúl	Teúl de González Ortega		681.309disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Tlaltenango			747.927disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			221.352disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Trinidad García de la Cadena	Trinidad García de la Cadena		307.943disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			5722.465disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			160.362disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Villa de Cos	Villa de Cos		6593.771disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			342.621disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Villa González Ortega	Villa González Ortega		433.025disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Villa Hidalgo			376.31disp=tableNaNdisp=table
			2184.719disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Zacatecas	align=left style="background:#CCF;"	Zacatecas		442.612disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Zacatecas	-			75275.3disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only		-
Mexico	-			1960646.7disp=output number onlyNaNdisp=output number only		-

Defunct municipalities

1. Sauceda, integrated into Vetagrande in 1918.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL. es. INEGI. 2021-01-27.
2. Web site: México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Zacatecas. INEGI. es. February 12, 2021.
3. Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos . Spanish . 1917 . 115 . Article . September 27, 2017 .
4. Book: OECD . OECD . November 12, 2004. New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing . 121 . 9264015329 .
5. Book: International Business Publications . 2009 . Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook . 42 . 978-1-4330-7030-3 .
6. Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL. es. INEGI. 2021-01-27.
7. Book: 1996. Estado de Zacatecas División Territorial de 1810 a 1995.. es. Mexico. INEGI. 970-13-1510-3.
8. Web site: General Pánfilo Natera . es . Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México . . 16 June 2021.
9. Web site: Morelos . es . Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México . . 12 June 2021.