Concepción del Oro Municipality

Concepción del Oro is one of the 58 municipalities in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is located on the northern part of the state and it is bounded by the municipalities of Mazapil and El Salvador; it also lies next to the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers a total surface area of 2,559 square kilometers (988 sq mi).^[2]

Municipality of Concepción del Oro
Municipality
Azurite and Malachite, from Concepción del Oro, 5.2 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm
Location of Concepción del Oro within Zacatecas and Mexico
Coordinates: 24°42′N 101°25′W
Country	Mexico
State	Zacatecas
Municipal seat	Concepción del Oro
Largest city	Concepción del Oro
Founded	1587
Municipality	1857
Government
• Municipal President	J. Jesús Martínez Horta PRI
Area
• Total	2,559 km2 (988 sq mi)
Elevation	2,070 m (6,790 ft)
Population  (2005)[1]
• Total	11,857
• Largest city	6,653 Concepción del Oro
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (US Central))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central)
Postal Code	98200, 98204, 98205, 98209-98212
Area code	842
Website	Concepciondeloro

Population

In the 2005 census Concepción del Oro reported a population of 11,857.^[1] Of these, 6,653 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.

Geography

Concepción del Oro is located on the northern part of the state and it is bounded by the municipalities of Mazapil and El Salvador; it also lies next to the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers a total surface area of 2,559 square kilometers (988 sq mi).

Climate

Climate data for Concepción del Oro (1951–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	29.5 (85.1)	30.0 (86.0)	32.0 (89.6)	36.0 (96.8)	39.5 (103.1)	35.5 (95.9)	34.0 (93.2)	32.5 (90.5)	32.0 (89.6)	37.0 (98.6)	29.0 (84.2)	29.5 (85.1)	39.5 (103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.0 (64.4)	20.1 (68.2)	23.3 (73.9)	26.3 (79.3)	28.1 (82.6)	28.6 (83.5)	27.4 (81.3)	27.3 (81.1)	25.9 (78.6)	23.8 (74.8)	21.7 (71.1)	18.8 (65.8)	24.1 (75.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.8 (51.4)	12.6 (54.7)	15.2 (59.4)	18.3 (64.9)	20.3 (68.5)	21.3 (70.3)	20.7 (69.3)	20.5 (68.9)	19.1 (66.4)	16.7 (62.1)	14.2 (57.6)	11.8 (53.2)	16.8 (62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	5.1 (41.2)	7.1 (44.8)	10.4 (50.7)	12.6 (54.7)	14.0 (57.2)	13.9 (57.0)	13.6 (56.5)	12.4 (54.3)	9.5 (49.1)	6.6 (43.9)	4.8 (40.6)	9.5 (49.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.5 (18.5)	−6.0 (21.2)	−5.0 (23.0)	0.0 (32.0)	6.0 (42.8)	7.0 (44.6)	7.0 (44.6)	7.0 (44.6)	3.5 (38.3)	−0.5 (31.1)	−3.5 (25.7)	−11.0 (12.2)	−11.0 (12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26.9 (1.06)	13.6 (0.54)	12.4 (0.49)	20.8 (0.82)	34.7 (1.37)	51.6 (2.03)	77.0 (3.03)	61.3 (2.41)	59.4 (2.34)	34.6 (1.36)	17.6 (0.69)	24.8 (0.98)	434.7 (17.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.4	2.5	2.0	3.4	6.1	7.5	9.9	8.5	8.6	5.3	2.6	3.9	63.7
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[3][4]

Economy

Agriculture is one of the main economical activities in Concepción del Oro, it is based in temporary harvesting of mainly: beans, maize, oats, barley and wheat.^{[citation needed]}