Susticacán
Susticacán | |
|---|---|
 The Capilla de San Pedro in Susticacán | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Susticacán Location of Susticacán | |
| Coordinates: 22°36′35″N 103°05′51″W / 22.60972°N 103.09750°WCoordinates: 22°36′35″N 103°05′51″W / 22.60972°N 103.09750°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Zacatecas |
| Established | 29 October 1833 |
| Seat | Susticacán |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Fabiola Rodríguez Saldívar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 199.6 km2 (77.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 2,043 m (6,703 ft) |
| Population (2020 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,365 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 929 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code | 99480[3] |
| Area code | 494 |
Susticacán (from Purépecha Etsosticacán, derived from et, "gully"; sost, "strong"; and can, "place"[4]) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, located approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Zacatecas City, the state capital.
Geography[]
The municipality of Susticacán lies at an elevation between 2,000 and 3,000 metres (6,600–9,800 ft) in the in west-central Zacatecas.[5][6] It borders the municipalities of Jerez to the northwest, Tepetongo to the south, Monte Escobedo to the southwest, and Valparaíso to the northwest.[5] The municipality covers an area of 199.6 square kilometres (77.1 sq mi) and comprises 0.3% of the state's area.[2]
The land cover in Susticacán comprises temperate forest (58%), grassland (20%), tropical forest (16%), agricultural land (4%), and built-up areas (1%). The municipality lies in the basin of the Bolaños River in the Río Grande de Santiago system.[5] It is drained by seasonal streams, the most important of these being the Susticacán which flows east into the Jerez River, and the Chiquihuite which flows south into the .[5] The Jerez and Huejúcar rivers combine at Las Liebres in Jalisco to form the Colotlán River. The municipality's largest reservoir is the Susticacán Reservoir on the Susticacán River, which has a total capacity of 4,500,000 cubic metres (160,000,000 cu ft).[7]
Susticacán's climate ranges from temperate in the higher elevations of the west to semiarid in the east, with dry winters. Average temperatures in the municipality range between 12 and 18 °C (54–64 °F), and average annual precipitation ranges between 500 and 800 millimetres (20–31 in).[5]
| Climate data for Susticacán Reservoir weather station at 22°36′35″N 103°05′51″W / 22.60972°N 103.09750°W, 2030 m above sea level (1981–2010 averages, 1951–2010 extremes) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.8 (1.21) |
17.9 (0.70) |
4.9 (0.19) |
3.1 (0.12) |
14.7 (0.58) |
68.7 (2.70) |
122.4 (4.82) |
102.6 (4.04) |
86.8 (3.42) |
38.2 (1.50) |
10.2 (0.40) |
15.1 (0.59) |
515.4 (20.29) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 60.8 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[8][9] | |||||||||||||
History[]
The town of Santo Tomás de Etsosticacán was founded in 1562 by the local indigenous peoples. Later it switched its patronage first to St. Peter of Alcántara, and then in 1677 to the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception; a church dedicated to her was built in 1704.[4]
After Mexican independence, Susticacán became part of the partido or district of Jerez. A municipal government (junta municipal) was established for the town on 29 October 1833. After partidos were abolished in 1916, Susticacán became an independent municipality.[10] A dirt road connecting Susticacán to Jerez was built in 1960; Susticacán Reservoir was built from 1962 to 1965; and the municipal seat was electrified in 1968.[4]
Administration[]
The municipal government of Susticacán comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico),[4] and seven trustees (regidores), four elected by relative majority and three by proportional representation.[11] The current president of the municipality is Fabiola Rodríguez Saldívar.[12]
Demographics[]
Susticacán is the least populous municipality in Zacatecas. In the 2020 Mexican Census, it recorded a population of 1365 inhabitants living in 404 households.[2] The 2010 Census recorded a population of 1360 inhabitants in Susticacán.[13]
There are eight inhabited localities in the municipality,[2] of which only the municipal seat, also called Susticacán, is classified as urban.[13] It recorded a population of 929 inhabitants in the 2020 Census.[2]
Economy[]
According to the 2015 Intercensal Survey, 22% of Susticacán's workforce was employed in the primary sector, 45% in the secondary sector, 5% in commerce, and 27% in services.[14] Economic activities in the municipality include farming of silage corn and oats,[15] and tourism.[16]
References[]
- ^ a b "Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal" (in Spanish). SEGOB. 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Panorama sociodemográfico de Zacatecas. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2021. p. 100–101. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Consulta de Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Susticacán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Susticacán, Zacatecas" (PDF). Prontuario de información geográfica municipal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish). INEGI. 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Hurtado Reveles, Leopoldo; Burgos Hernández, Mireya; Vázquez Sánchez, Monserrat; López Acosta, Juan Carlos (2022). "Contribution to the floristic knowledge of the Sierra de los Cardos, Susticacán, Zacatecas, Mexico" [Contribución al conocimiento florístico de la Sierra de los Cardos, Susticacán, Zacatecas, México]. Botanical Sciences (in Spanish). 100 (1): 247–262. doi:10.17129/botsci.2882. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Cuadro 4.16: Capacidad total y útil de almacenamiento, y volumen anual utilizado de las presas por municipio y presa, 2016 (PDF). Anuario estadístico y geográfico de Zacatecas 2017 (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Estado de Zacatecas. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1519-7. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Lineamientos para el registro de candidaturas a cargos de elección popular de los partidos políticos y coaliciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Electoral del Estado de Zacatecas. 27 November 2017. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Alvarado, Silvia (8 June 2021). "Va por Zacatecas gana más municipios". Pórtico (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Resumen municipal: Municipio de Susticacán". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). SEDESOL. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Cuadro 10.5: Población ocupada por municipio y su distribución porcentual según sector de actividad económica, al 15 de marzo de 2015 (PDF). Anuario estadístico y geográfico de Zacatecas 2017 (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Información estadística básica. Municipio: 043 Susticacán" (in Spanish). Coordinación Estatal de Planeación. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Susticacán, el pueblito secreto de Zacatecas". México Desconocido (in Spanish). 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- Municipalities of Zacatecas
- 1833 establishments in Mexico
- States and territories established in 1833