San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality, Jalisco

San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality (Spanish: Municipio de San Martín de Hidalgo) is a municipality located in the Región Valles of the state of Jalisco, Mexico.[1] As of 2010, the population was 26,306. The municipal seat is San Martín de Hidalgo. Other administrative communities include 5 delegations and 18 agencies.[1]

San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality

Municipio de San Martín de Hidalgo
Municipality
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Piensa, progresa
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Coordinates: 20°26′06″N 103°55′43″W
Country Mexico
State Jalisco
RegionValles
Established1823
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJuana Ceballos Guzmán (PRI-PVEM)
Area
 • Municipality344.16 km2 (132.88 sq mi)
 • Water5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Municipality26,306
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Sanmartínense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The municipal council was established in 1823.[1]

Geography

The municipality is situated in the Valley of Ameca and the Sierra de Quila, of the Mexican state of Jalisco. In the 2010 census, its population totaled 24,127 inhabitants. The municipal seat is San Martín de Hidalgo, and its boroughs are El Crucero de Santa María, El Salitre, El Tepehuaje de Morelos, Buenavista de Cañedo, and Santa Cruz de las Flores. The municipality covers an area of 324.57 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 26,306.

Bordering the adjacent municipalities of Teuchitlán on the north, Ameca on the west, Tecolotlán on the south and Cocula on the east.

In territorial means, the municipality is divided into six regional subcommittees all chaired by the municipal seat, they are El Crucero de Santa María, El Salitre, El Tepehuaje de Morelos, Buenavista de Cañedo, and Santa Cruz de las Flores.[2] Each of these Municipal Delegations serve as the regional seats for other smaller communities called Municipal Agencies.

Communities and populations
Name1900 census2000 census2005 census2010 census
San Martín de Hidalgo3,2437,4647,0018,092
El Crucero de Santa María_3,3563,2283,175
El Salitre7162,9242,4342,708
El Tepehuaje de Morelos7712,5232,1632,245
Buenavista de Cañedo6722,3632,0012,163
Santa Cruz de las Flores6981,9311,3971,531
Trapiche de Abra1571,2351,1151,280
Labor de Medina295882863863
Los Guerrero238801674724
Ipazoltic676531510533
San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)360465341355
San Isidro Palo Verde144340341347
Jesús María (El Zapote)468301278319
Lázaro Cárdenas_296235297
Los Vergara131303269281
San Jacinto349298227269
Camajapita406_280238
Venustiano Carranza__93199
Santa Rosa del Jilguero84_47161
Río Grande__234141
San Jacintito (El Ranchito)__119122
Lagunillas236_94106
Mesa del Cobre209_5444
El Cobre101_3636

References
  1. "Jalisco - San Martin Hidalgo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. "Se Integra el COPLADEMUN". H. Ayuntamiento San Martín Hgo. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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