Charcas is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.[1] The municipality covers an area of 4.911 km2. As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 14,117 people.[2] Charcas is just south of the Tropic of Cancer. Due to its elevation of 2,219 metres (7,280 ft), the climate is mild.
Charcas | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Charcas Location in San Luis Potosí  Charcas Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 23°7′34″N 101°6′46″W / 23.12611°N 101.11278°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | San Luis Potosí |
| Elevation | 2,219 m (7,280 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,117 |
| • Density | 2,874/km2 (7,440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
The town was founded in 1578 by Spanish conquistadors.[citation needed]
Government edit
Municipal presidents edit
| Term | Municipal president | Political party | Notes |
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| 1956-1958[3] | José Rodríguez Álvarez y Nicolás Zupido | PRI .svg){kind=logo} |
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| 1959-1961 | J. Encarnación Martínez Nieves y Marcelo Hernández | PRI |
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| 1962-1964 | Marcelo Hernández y Ponciano Zúñiga | PRI |
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| 1965-1967 | Antonio Vidales Galván | PRI |
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| 1968-1970 | Pedro Cortés Salazar | PRI |
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| 1971-1973 | Fausto R. Navarro Aguilar | PRI |
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| 1974-1976 | Juan Zúñiga Duque | PRI |
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| 1977-1979 | Hipólito Revillas Aguilar | PRI |
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| 1980-1982 | Ignacio Lugo Guerrero | PRI |
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| 1983-1985 | Armando Vigil Rodríguez | PRI |
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| 1986-1988 | Vicente Castro Valdés | PRI |
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| 1989-1991 | Victorino Carranza García | PRI |
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| 1992-1994 | Blanca Rosa Navarro González | PRI |
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| 1995-1997 | Pedro Carlos Colunga González | PRI |
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| 1997-2000 | Agustín Hernández Moreno | PRI |
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| 2000-2003 | Pedro Carlos Colunga González | PRI |
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| 2004-2006 | Humberto Quiroz Leija | PT .svg){kind=logo} PCP  PC |
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| 2006-2009 | Rafael Silva Blanco | PRI Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina (PASC) |
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| 2009-2012 | Víctor Manuel Guevara Coronado | PAN .svg){kind=logo} |
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| 2012-2015 | Francisco Gutiérrez García | PRI PVEM .svg){kind=small} |
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| 2015-2018 | Luis Armando Colunga González | PRI PVEM Panal .svg){kind=small} |
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| 2018-2021[4] | Manuel López Lara | PVEM |
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| 2021-2024[5][6] | Marisol Nájera Alba | PT PVEM |
References edit
- ^ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal https://web.archive.org/web/20070128021947/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sanluispotosi/. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Charcas". City Population. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Estado de San Luis Potosí. Charcas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Consejo Estatal Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de San Luis Potosí. 2018. Concentrado de ganadores. Ayuntamientos. Charcas: PVEM" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Consejo Estatal Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de San Luis Potosí, CEEPACSLP. Acta de cómputo municipal de la elección para el Ayuntamiento de Charcas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Resultados Elecciones 2021: Alianza PT-PVEM gana mayoría de municipios en SLP. Charcas → Marisol Nájera Alba". Alcaldes de México (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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