Mazamitla

Coordinates: 19°54′55″N 103°01′15″W / 19.91528°N 103.02083°W / 19.91528; -103.02083
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Mazamitla
Municipality and town
Central Daylight Time)
WebsiteOfficial site

Mazamitla (Spanish:

Pueblo Mágico
.

Etymology

The name comes from the

Nahuatl language
and is the union of the words "Mazatl" (deer), "Mitl" (arrow) and "tlan" (place). Its meaning has been interpreted in different ways:

  • "Where deer are hunted with arrows"
  • "Where deer hunting arrows are made"
  • "Deer-hunting fletchers' place"
  • "Where fuentes are hunted with arrows"

History

Mazamitla was founded by the

Salitre War
in 1510.

The place was conquered by

encomendero. Being named president of the Audiencia of Mexico, Nuño de Guzmán
moved these parcels to Cortés.

It said that when he was priest of this area,

French intervention
, the invaders burned files. After the French intervention the Mexican locals of Mazamitla captured a French officer named Jonny Fuentes who was hanged in the year 1815 in the town square.

Since 1825 the town had belonged to the 4th canton of

Ciudad Guzmán
. On April 19, 1894 the place was declared a town by decree of the state congress. After the battle of 1878, the population of Mazamitla has largely increased over the years. The chief operating officer Alexis ceja demanded that the pueblo increase its tourism and created the idea of making cabins for future residents and guests of Mazamitla.

Geography

Location

Mazamitla is located in the south-central area of Jalisco, south of Lake Chapala at coordinates 19º47'30" to 19º59'00" north latitude and 102º58'35" to 103º10'45" west longitude, at an altitude of 2200 meters above sea level.

On the north the town abuts the town of La Manzanilla de La Paz, the state of Michoacán and the town of Valle de Juárez, on the east by the town of Valle de Juárez, on the south by the municipalities of Valle de Juárez and of Tamazula de Gordiano; on the west by the municipalities of Concepción de Buenos Aires and La Manzanilla de La Paz.

Orography

Its surface is composed of hilly areas (35%), with hills occupied by forests, with heights ranging from 2200 to 2800 meters. Land semiplane (40%) are hills and slopes, with heights ranging from 2000 to 2200 meters above sea level and flat areas (25%), with elevations ranging from 200 to 1800 meters above sea level. The maximum heights are in Cerro El Jackal and Cerro del Tigre.

Floor

The territory is made up of land belonging to the Tertiary period. The land is hilly and broken, its composition is prevalent types luvisol, feozem háplico and litosol. The municipality has a land area of 17718 hectares, of which 3495 are used for agriculture, livestock in 3095, 10516 are from forest use, urban land are 206 hectares and 442 hectares have other uses. As far as ownership is concerned, an area of 6432 hectares is private and the other 11286 is communally or publicly owned.

Hydrography

Its water resources are the rivers: La Pasión, Río de Gómez, Los Cazos, Ponche Grande and la media luna; streams: El Salto, Barranca Verde, El Ruido, Cuate, Barranca, Los Puentes and La Cuesta; The Springs: Barranca los Hoyos, Paso Blanco, La Pasión y Boca de Tinieblas.

Climate

The climate is

subtropical highland
, with dry, mild winters. The average annual temperature is 21°C(69.8°with maximum of 25.7°C (78.26°F) and minimum of 7.1°C(44.78°). The rainfall recorded between June and September, with an average rainfall of 982 millimeters. The average annual number of days with frost is 52.6. The prevailing winds head south.

Climate data for Mazamitla
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		34.0
(93.2) 		39.0
(102.2) 		36.0
(96.8) 		35.0
(95.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.2
(79.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		24.1
(75.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		22.7
(72.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9) 		14.2
(57.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		16.3
(61.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		14.9
(58.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		16.0
(60.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		6.6
(43.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		11.8
(53.2) 		11.3
(52.3) 		11.4
(52.5) 		11.2
(52.2) 		9.7
(49.5) 		8.3
(46.9) 		7.3
(45.1) 		9.4
(48.9)
Record low °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6) 		1.0
(33.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		2.0
(35.6) 		1.0
(33.8) 		6.0
(42.8) 		6.0
(42.8) 		4.0
(39.2) 		2.0
(35.6) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−3.0
(26.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.7
(1.17) 		15.6
(0.61) 		9.7
(0.38) 		11.4
(0.45) 		44.2
(1.74) 		178.6
(7.03) 		231.3
(9.11) 		199.6
(7.86) 		161.4
(6.35) 		98.4
(3.87) 		26.7
(1.05) 		15.9
(0.63) 		1,022.5
(40.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.3 1.2 0.9 1.5 4.7 15.9 20.7 18.7 15.5 9.6 3.0 1.7 95.7
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[4]

Flora and fauna

Its

granjeno
, and some fruit species.

The wildlife includes

wild cat, rabbit, squirrel, the eagle, the sparrowhawk, chachalaca and wild guajolote
.

Economy

26.37% of the population is engaged in the primary sector, 26.45% in the secondary sector, 42.31% in the tertiary sector and the rest were not specified. 30.78% is economically active. The main economic activities are: agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock, industry and services.

  • Agriculture: cultivated corn, oats, barley, beans, potatoes, broad beans and tomatoes.
  • Livestock: breeding cattle, pigs, cows and horses. In addition to birds.
  • Tourism: architectural and natural attractions.
  • Trade: these include restaurants, shops and market. Predominates the sale of essential goods and shops that sell mixed miscellaneous items.
  • Services: provided financial services, professional, technical, communal, social, tourism, personal and maintenance.
  • Industry:
    cajeta
    .
  • Logging: Primarily pine and oak.
  • Mining: there are deposits of lime, sand as well as use of quarries.

Infrastructure

Education

90.11% of the population is literate, of whom 31.28% have completed

high school
, and 2 job training centers.

Health

Health care is supported by the

social welfare
.

Sport

There are sports centers, with the following sports practiced:

plaza, cinema, palenques, a museum, municipal auditorium, lienzo charro
, parks, gardens, and a library.

Housing

There are 2674 houses, most of which are privately owned. 96.33% have electric service, 76.93% have sewer and drinking water service. Most construction is usually made of tile, adobe, concrete and brick.

Services

The municipality has potable water, sewerage, street lighting, markets,

rastro
, cemeteries, roads, public cleaning services, public safety, parks, gardens, and sports centers. 89.9% of residents have drinking water, sewerage 80.9% and 93.3% of electric power.

Ways and means of communication

Mazamitla has access to mail services, fax, telegraph, telephone, radio services, as well as radio and television signals. The transportation is carried across the road Guadalajara–Tuxcueca-Mazamitla. It has a network of rural roads that connect the localities; transportation is carried out in public buses or rental vehicles and taxis. The foreign ground transportation is carried out in public buses, the most important are: Buses Valle de Juarez, Autobuses de Occidente, Autobuses Flecha Amarilla, Autobuses del sur de Jalisco, Autotransportes de Mazamitla, y Autobuses de Tamazula.

Demographics

According to Count II Population and Housing, the municipality has 11,671 inhabitants, of whom 5,502 are male and 6,169 are female; 0.53% of the population are indigenous peoples

Historical population of Mazamitla
Year1980199020002005
Population8,76510,22611,00415,742

Religion

In the population 96.92% profess

Protestants
and believers of other religions. 0.30% of the inhabitants profess to practice no religion whatsoever.

Culture

Sites of interest

  • Jardín Encantado.
  • Parroquia de San Cristóbal.
  • Bosque La Zanja.
  • Bosque Las Charandas.
  • Bosque El Chacal.
  • Sierra Del Tigre.
  • La Cañada.
  • Cascada El Salto.
  • Los Cazos.
  • Bosque El Tabardillo.
  • Bosque Las Peñitas.
  • Bosque Pinos de Mazamitla.
  • Mirador Las Peñitas.
  • La casa de los fuentes.

Fiestas

  • Fiestas de San Cristobal (patron saint of people) in the second week of July.
  • Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe: from 4 to 12 December.
  • Patriotic Fiestas: September 15 and 16.
  • Festival de las flores Weekends of October
  • Celebrations of the founding of Mazamitla: from 27 to 30 March.

Government

The form of government is democratic and depends on the state and federal governments; elections are held every 3 years, which elects the mayor and his cabinet. The municipal president is Jorge Enrique Magaña Valencia, a member of the party named Hagamos [es], who was elected on 6 June 2021. The municipality has 58 villages, the most important are: La Cofradía, Corral Falso, Epenche Grande, Epeche Chico, Puerto de Cuevas, Puerta del Zapatero, El Zapatero, La Huevera, Llano de los Toros.

Municipal presidents

Municipal president Term Political party Notes
Silvestre Ceja Zepeda[5][6] 1983–1985 PRI
Eduardo Sánchez Martínez 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 PRI
Cirilo Chávez Anguiano[7] 01-01-1989–1992 PRI
Enrique González Gálvez[8] 1992–1995 PRI
Aurelio Bonifacio Toscano Hernández[9] 1995–1997 PRI
Ismael Rogelio Pulido Mata[10] 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 PRD
Eduardo Anaya Ruan[11] 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 PRI
Miguel Mejía Contreras[12] 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 PRI
Eduardo Anaya Ruan[13][14] 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 PRI
Jorge Bernal Lara[15] 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 PRD
Eduardo Anaya Ruan[16] 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 PRI
PVEM
Antonio de Jesús Ramírez Ramos[17] 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 PRI
PVEM
Antonio de Jesús Ramírez Ramos[18] 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 PVEM Was reelected on 1 July 2018
Jorge Enrique Magaña Valencia[19] 01-10-2021– Hagamos

Twinned cities

Mazamitla is officially twinned with 2 cities and associated with 1 state of USA

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Mazamitla municipality with localities
  2. ISSN 2521-7615
    .
  3. ISSN 2521-7615
    .
  4. ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "Ayuntamiento de Mazamitla. Cronología de los Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Cómputo del Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco en las Elecciones de munícipes, 1982. Mazamitla. PRI: 885 votos. Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores (PST): 296 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1988. Mazamitla. PRI: 1052 votos. Partido Auténtico de la Revolución Mexicana (PARM): 408 votos. PAN: 87 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1992. Mazamitla. PRI: 1577 votos. PAN: 1308 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1995. Mazamitla. PRI: 2172 votos. PAN: 950 votos. Partido del Frente Cardenista de Reconstrucción Nacional (PFCRN): 415 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1997. Mazamitla. PRD: 2428 votos. PRI: 1934 votos. PAN: 254 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes del 12 de noviembre de 2000. Mazamitla. PRI: 2518 votos. PRD: 2029 votos. PAN: 448 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Integración de votos correspondientes a cada partido por municipio, elecciones del año 2003. Mazamitla. PRI: 2094 votos. PRD: 2017 votos. PAN: 537 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Listado de presidentes municipales electos, Jalisco" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultado de los cómputos municipales, 5 de julio de 2006. Mazamitla. PRI: 2238 votos. PRD-PT: 1540 votos. PAN: 915 votos. PC: 425 votos. PVEM: 209 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2009. Ayuntamiento de Mazamitla. PRD: 2062 votos. PRI: 1835 votos. PAN: 943 votos. PT: 906 votos. Convergencia: 254 votos. PVEM: 95 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración ayuntamientos 2012. Anexo V. Mazamitla. PRI-PVEM: 4081 votos. PRD: 1459 votos. PAN: 792 votos PT-MC: 336 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Resultados de la elección de munícipes. Proceso electoral local ordinario 2015. Integración de ayuntamientos 2015. Mazamitla. PRI-PVEM: 2892 votos. MC: 2459 votos. PAN-PRD: 1266 votos. Morena: 83 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración de ayuntamientos, 2018. Anexo 4. Mazamitla. PVEM: 3236 votos. PRI: 2069 votos. MC: 1453 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral concurrente 2021. Integración de Ayuntamientos, 2021. Mazamitla. Hagamos: 2896 votos. PVEM: 2252 votos. MC: 1840 votos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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