Charcas, San Luis Potosí
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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 (Zona Centro) |
Charcas is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí.[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.
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][4] | José Rodríguez Álvarez and Nicolás Zupido | PRI .svg){kind=logo} |
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| 1959–1961 | J. Encarnación Martínez Nieves and Marcelo Hernández | PRI |
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| 1962–1964 | Marcelo Hernández and 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[5] | Manuel López Lara | PVEM |
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| 2021–2024[6][7] | Marisol Nájera Alba | PT PVEM |
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| 2024–[8] | Marisol Nájera Alba | PVEM PT Morena  |
She was reelected on 02/06/2024 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México". Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development (Inafed). On the left column, please click on "Información Histórica". Then, from the drop-down menu, select "Presidentes Municipales". Search for the state or federal entity and then the desired municipality. Estado de San Luis Potosí. Charcas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Integración del Ayuntamiento de Charcas. 2024" (PDF). CEEPACSLP. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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