Charcas, San Luis Potosí Explained

Charcas
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Mexico San Luis Potosí#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:280px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in San Luis Potosí##Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:San Luis Potosí
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:14,117
Population Density Km2:2874
Timezone:Zona Centro
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:23.1261°N -101.1128°W
Elevation M:2219

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, the climate is mild.

The town was founded in 1578 by Spanish conquistadors.

Government

Municipal presidents

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1956–1958[3] [4] José Rodríguez Álvarez and Nicolás Zupido
1959–1961 J. Encarnación Martínez Nieves and Marcelo Hernández PRI
1962–1964 Marcelo Hernández and Ponciano Zúñiga PRI
1965–1967 Antonio Vidales Galván PRI
1968–1970 Pedro Cortés Salazar PRI
1971–1973 Fausto R. Navarro Aguilar PRI
1974–1976 Juan Zúñiga Duque PRI
1977–1979 Hipólito Revillas Aguilar PRI
1980–1982 Ignacio Lugo Guerrero PRI
1983–1985 Armando Vigil Rodríguez PRI
1986–1988 Vicente Castro Valdés PRI
1989–1991 Victorino Carranza García PRI
1992–1994 Blanca Rosa Navarro González PRI
1995–1997 Pedro Carlos Colunga González PRI
1997–2000 Agustín Hernández Moreno PRI
2000–2003 Pedro Carlos Colunga GonzálezPRI
2004–2006 Humberto Quiroz Leija PT
PCP
PC
2006–2009 Rafael Silva Blanco PRI
Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina (PASC)
2009–2012 Víctor Manuel Guevara Coronado
2012–2015 Francisco Gutiérrez García
2015–2018 Luis Armando Colunga González
2018–2021[5] Manuel López Lara PVEM
2021–2024[6] [7] Marisol Nájera Alba PT
PVEM
2024–[8] Marisol Nájera Alba She was reelected on 02/06/2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . . January 11, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070128021947/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/sanluispotosi/ . January 28, 2007 .
  2. Web site: Charcas . City Population . 13 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Estado de San Luis Potosí. Charcas. es. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801212337/http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM24sanluispotosi/municipios/24015a.html. dead.
  4. Web site: 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 . es. 14 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Consejo Estatal Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de San Luis Potosí. 2018. Concentrado de ganadores. Ayuntamientos. Charcas: PVEM. es. 27 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Consejo Estatal Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de San Luis Potosí, CEEPACSLP. Acta de cómputo municipal de la elección para el Ayuntamiento de Charcas. es. 1 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Resultados Elecciones 2021: Alianza PT-PVEM gana mayoría de municipios en SLP. Charcas → Marisol Nájera Alba. es. Alcaldes de México. 16 June 2021. 1 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Integración del Ayuntamiento de Charcas. 2024 . CEEPACSLP . 14 October 2024.

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