Omitlán de Juárez is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 110.5 km².

Omitlán de Juárez
Municipality and town
Going from Pachuca to Huasca de Ocampo, visitors will find the town of Omitlán
Going from Pachuca to Huasca de Ocampo, visitors will find the town of Omitlán
Official seal of Omitlán de Juárez
Omitlán de Juárez is located in Mexico
Omitlán de Juárez
Omitlán de Juárez
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°10′11″N 98°38′52″W / 20.16972°N 98.64778°W / 20.16972; -98.64778
Country Mexico
StateHidalgo
Municipal seatOmitlán de Juárez
Area
 • Total110.5 km2 (42.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total7,529

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,529.[1]

Toponymy

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The name Omitlán in the Nahuatl language means Ome 'two' and tlan 'place', so it is understood that it means Place of two.[note 1][2][3] The surname de Juárez was given to him by the former president of Mexico, Benito Juárez García.[3]

Geography

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Terrain and hydrology

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Omitlán de Juárez' is located within the province of the Neovolcanic Axis; within the subprovince of Plains and Sierras of Querétaro and Hidalgo.[4] Its terrain is mountainous (81.0%) and plain (19.0%) highlands.[4] The hills known as Cerro Gordo, Cerro del Gallo and Peña del Zumate stand out.[5][6]

Its geolog corresponds to the Neogene period (98.23%).[4] With extrusive igneous rocks: intermediate volcanic breccia andesite (53.23%), acid tuff (27.0%), acid tuff, acid volcanic breccia (7.0%) and basalt (11.0%).[4] Regarding soil science the dominant soil is phaeozem (72.23%), luvisol (17.0%) and regosol (9.0%).[4]

With regard to hydrology, it is positioned in the hydrological region of the Pánuco; in the basins of the Moctezuma River; within the sub-basins of the Amajac River (51.0%) and Metztitlán River (49.0%).[4] It has the Amajac and Bandola rivers, the latter of which flows into the Los Angeles Dam. It has two bodies of water.[5][6]

Weather

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The municipal territory is found in the following climates with their respective percentage: Temperate sub-humid with rainfall in summer, more humid (92.0%) and semi-cold sub-humid with rains in summer, more humid (8.0%).[4] With an average annual temperature of 14 °C and an annual rainfall of 700 to 1200 millimeters.[5][6]

Flora and fauna

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The flora in the municipality is made up of oak, prickly pear, oyamel, ash, pine, walnut, quebrancha, tepozán, strawberry tree, as well as trees such as peach, pear, plum, blackberry, apple, etc.[5][6] The fauna includes animals such as foxes, crows, squirrels, gophers, rattlesnakes, ouncers and a wide variety of songbirds, as well as insects and arachnids of different species.[5][6]

Demographics

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Population

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Demographic evolution of the municipality of Omitlán de Juárez.
Año Población
1995 6498
2000 8022
2005 7529
2010 8963
2015 9636
2020 9295
Spring: INEGI.

According to the results presented by the 2020 Population and Housing Census of INEGI, the municipality has a total of 9295 inhabitants, 4422 men and 4873 women.[7][8] It has a density of 116.6 inhabitants/km², half of the population is 29 years old or younger, there are 90 males for every 100 females.[8]

The percentage of the population that speaks indigenous language is 0.31%,[note 2] considers itself Afro-Mexican or Afro-descendant is 0.22%.[8] It has a Literacy rate of 99.4% in the population aged 15 to 24, and 92.1% in the population aged 25 and over.[8] The percentage of population by level of schooling,.[note 3] It is 5.5% without schooling, 65.2% with basic education, 20.5% with upper secondary education, 8.7% with higher education, and 0.1% unspecified.[8]

The percentage of the population affiliated with health services is 62.3%. [note 4] 27.3% are affiliated with the IMSS, 66.2% with INSABI, 5.8% with the ISSSTE, 0.4% with IMSS Bienestar, 0.1% with the health units of PEMEX, Defense or Navy, 1.1% to a private institution, and 0.1% to another institution.[8] The percentage of the population with a disability is 5.1%.[8] The percentage of population by marital status,.[note 5] 30.2% are married, 31.9% single, 26.4% are in common-law unions, 5.0% are separated, 1.2% are divorced, 5.3% are widowed.[8]

For 2020, the total number of inhabited private homes is 2506 homes, representing 0.3% of the state total.[8] With an average number of occupants per dwelling of 3.2 people.[8] Houses with partition and block walls predominate.[9] In the municipality, for the year 2020, the electric power service covers a coverage of 99.4%; piped water service by 52.1%; drainage service covers 89.7%; and the health service by 91.9%.[8][9]

Locations

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For the year 2020, according to the Catalog of Localities, the municipality has 32 localities.[10]

INEGI code Localities Population
(2020)[11]
Porcentage (%)[nota 1] Population Area [nota 2] Population Category [nota 3]
130450022 San Antonio el Paso 1,260 13.56 Rural Community
130450001 Omitlán de Juárez 1,050 11.30 Urban Cabecera municipal
130450029 Venta de Guadalupe 848 9.12 Rural Community
130450028 Velasco 553 5.95 Rural Community
130450019 Puentecillas 452 4.86 Rural Settlement
130450021 Rincón Chico 433 4.66 Rural Settlement
130450020 Ignacio López Rayón 375 4.03 Rural Settlement
130450011 Cruz de Omitlán 363 3.91 Rural Settlement
130450030 El Mirador (La Coyotera) 332 3.57 Rural Settlement
130450018 El Perico 316 3.40 Rural Settlement
130450009 El Comanche 287 3.09 Rural Settlement
130450012 Vicente Guerrero 281 3.02 Rural Settlement
130450016 Morelos 253 2.72 Rural Settlement
130450043 Los Tapancos 251 2.70 Rural Settlement
130450023 Santa Elena 234 2.52 Rural Settlement
130450027 Tres Cañadas 233 2.51 Rural Settlement
130450015 Mixquiapan 215 2.31 Rural Settlement
130450006 Cerro Gordo 185 1.99 Rural Settlement
130450014 Manuel Teniente (El Llano) 185 1.99 Rural Settlement
130450035 El Crucero de Huasca 180 1.94 Rural Settlement
130450010 Cruz de Mujer 162 1.74 Rural Settlement
130450005 El Capulín 122 1.31 Rural Settlement
130450013 Lagunilla 121 1.30 Rural Settlement
130450032 Cuchilalpan 117 1.26 Rural Settlement
130450039 El Resbalón 107 1.15 Rural Settlement
130450026 El Tejocote 102 1.10 Rural Settlement
130450002 Agua Fría 101 1.09 Rural Settlement
130450031 Las Palomas 65 0.70 Rural Settlement
130450008 Ciénega Grande 49 0.53 Rural Settlement
130450041 El Manzano 39 0.42 Rural Settlement
130450007 Ciénega Chica 15 0.16 Rural Settlement
130450040 Agua Escondida 9 0.10 Rural Settlement

Politics

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It was erected as a municipality on August 8, 1865.[15][16][17] The Honorable City Council is composed of: a Municipal President, a Syndic, eight Councilors, four Commissions, twenty-four Municipal Delegates and five Ejido Commissariats.[5][6][3] According to the National Electoral Institute (INE) the municipality is made up of ten electoral sections, from A 0812 to 0821.[18] For the election of federal deputies to the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico and local deputies to the Congress of Hidalgo, the III Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo and the IX Local Electoral District of Hidalgo are integrated.[18][19][20] A state administrative level belongs to Macroregion I and Microregion V, as well as to Operational Region I Pachuca.[21]

Chronology of municipal presidents

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Period Name[5][22] Political affiliation[5][22]
1964-1967 David Manning Esquivel -
1967-1970 Rubén López Cerón -
1970-1973 J. Félix Melgarejo Anaya -
1973-1976 Alberto Rivera Vázquez -
1976-1979 Jose A. Vivar Sanchez -
1979-1982 José Manning Bustamante -
1982-1985 José de Jesús Rogelio Melgarejo Amador -
1985-1988 Jorge Alvarado Arista -
1988-1991 José Calderón Mancilla -
1991-1994 Carolina Patricia Borbolla Calderón -
16/01/1994 to
15/01/1997
Fermín Laurel Cabrera Arista   PRI
16/01/1997 to
15/01/2000
Irais García Samperio   PRI
16/01/2000 to
15/01/2003
José Calderón Mancilla   PRI
16/01/2003 to
15/01/2006
José Antonio Pérez Anaya   PAN
16/01/2006 to
15/01/2009
José Luis Ordaz Ríos   PAN
16/01/2009 to
15/01/2012
Gerardo Manuel Arcega Domínguez    
Mas x Hidalgo
16/01/2012 to
04/09/2016
Juan Carlos Zarco Cruz      
Together for Hidalgo
05/09/2016 to
18/01/2017
Rubén Martín López García Interim City
Council[note 6]
19/02/2017 to
04/09/2020
Ulises Hernández Vázquez   PRI[note 7]
05/09/2020 to
14/12/2020
Juan Carlos Zarco Cruz Interim City
Council
[note 8]
15/12/2020 to
04/09/2024
Jorge Martín Borbolla Calderón   PRI

Economy

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In 2015 the municipality had an HDI of 0.701 High, so ranks 45th at the state level;[23] and in 2005 it had a GDP of $326,367,496.00 and a GDP per capita of $43,348.00 (current 2005 prices).[24][22]

According to the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), the municipality registers a Marginalization Index Medium.[9] 47.5% of the population is in moderate poverty and 15.1% is in extreme poverty.[9] In 2015, the municipality ranked 43rd out of 84 municipalities in the state scale of social backwardness.[25]

As of 2015 data, in terms of agriculture, in this municipality it is mostly corn grain and forage oats, and although in a smaller proportion apples, peaches and barley grain are planted.[6][9] In livestock the majority of livestock production is sheep and poultry and to a lesser extent goats.[6][9]

As of 2015, there are 113 economic units, which generated jobs for 146 people.[9] As far as commerce is concerned, there are two tianguis, seven Diconsa stores, and one Liconsa store; as well as a municipal market, and a municipal flea market.[9] According to figures for the year 2015 presented in the Economic Censuses by INEGI, the Economically Active Population (EAP) of the municipality amounts to 3280 of which 3098 are employed and 182 are unemployed. [note 9][9] 16.30% belong to the primary sector, 33.63% belong to the secondary sector, 49.80% belong to the tertiary sector and 0.27% did not specify.


Notes

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  1. ^ The etymological origin of the name of a municipality can have various interpretations or have an uncertain origin, this is the most common or most accepted by the municipal government and its inhabitants, according to the Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico.
  2. ^ Percentage of population aged 3 years and over. and the percentage of the population that
  3. ^ Percentage of population aged 15 and over
  4. ^ Includes multiple affiliations.
  5. ^ Percentage of population aged 12 and over
  6. ^ The 2016 Hidalgo State Elections were declared null and void
  7. ^ Winner of the 2016 Hidalgo Special State Election
  8. ^ Due to the postponement of the 2020 Hidalgo State Election, due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Interim Municipal Councils are appointed. Alejandro, Reyes (May 15, 2020). "Possibility of implementing Municipal Councils due to suspension of elections". Milenio Diario. Retrieved November 4, 2020.Teodoro, Santos (June 26, 2020). "Municipal Councils, citizens in power in 84 municipalities". Milenio Diario. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Size of the community according to the number of inhabitants for the population aged 12 years and over.
  1. ^ Porcentaje respecto al total municipal; la suma podría variar del 100 % por el redondeo de decimales.
  2. ^ De acuerdo al INEGI, se considera una localidad rural con una población menor a 2500 habitantes; y una localidad urbana con mayor o igual a 2500 habitantes; la cabecera municipal se considera urbana sin importar su población.[12][13]
  3. ^ De acuerdo a la Ley orgánica municipal del estado de Hidalgo se considera una ciudad a las que tengan más de 25 000 habitantes; pueblo, más de 10 000 habitantes; villa, más de 5000 habitantes; comunidad, más de 500 habitantes; y ranchería, las que tengan menos de 500 habitantes.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Omitlán de Juárez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  2. ^ Centro Estatal de Estudios Municipales del Estado de Hidalgo (1988). Los Municipios de Hidalgo. Colección Enciclopedia de los municipios de México. Secretaría de Gobernación.
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  11. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (2020). "Principales resultados por localidad (ITER). Hidalgo". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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  15. ^ INEGI (1997). División territorial del estado de Hidalgo de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (Primera ed.). Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. pp. 81–92. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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  18. ^ a b INE (15 March 2017). "Descriptivo de la distritacion federal de Hidalgo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  19. ^ INE (15 March 2017). "Distritos Electorales Federales de Hidalgo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  20. ^ INE (15 March 2017). "Distritos Electorales Loales de Hidalgo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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