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Omitlán de Juárez
Municipality and town in Hidalgo, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Omitlán de Juárez is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 110.5 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,529.[1]
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Toponymy
The name Omitlán in the Nahuatl language means Ome 'two' and tlan 'place', so it is understood that it means Place of two.[note 1][2][3] The surname de Juárez was given to him by the former president of Mexico, Benito Juárez García.[3]
Geography
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Terrain and hydrology
Omitlán de Juárez' is located within the province of the Neovolcanic Axis; within the subprovince of Plains and Sierras of Querétaro and Hidalgo.[4] Its terrain is mountainous (81.0%) and plain (19.0%) highlands.[4] The hills known as Cerro Gordo, Cerro del Gallo and Peña del Zumate stand out.[5][6]
Its geolog corresponds to the Neogene period (98.23%).[4] With extrusive igneous rocks: intermediate volcanic breccia andesite (53.23%), acid tuff (27.0%), acid tuff, acid volcanic breccia (7.0%) and basalt (11.0%).[4] Regarding soil science the dominant soil is phaeozem (72.23%), luvisol (17.0%) and regosol (9.0%).[4]
With regard to hydrology, it is positioned in the hydrological region of the Pánuco; in the basins of the Moctezuma River; within the sub-basins of the Amajac River (51.0%) and Metztitlán River (49.0%).[4] It has the Amajac and Bandola rivers, the latter of which flows into the Los Angeles Dam. It has two bodies of water.[5][6]
Weather
The municipal territory is found in the following climates with their respective percentage: Temperate sub-humid with rainfall in summer, more humid (92.0%) and semi-cold sub-humid with rains in summer, more humid (8.0%).[4] With an average annual temperature of 14 °C and an annual rainfall of 700 to 1200 millimeters.[5][6]
Flora and fauna
The flora in the municipality is made up of oak, prickly pear, oyamel, ash, pine, walnut, quebrancha, tepozán, strawberry tree, as well as trees such as peach, pear, plum, blackberry, apple, etc.[5][6] The fauna includes animals such as foxes, crows, squirrels, gophers, rattlesnakes, ouncers and a wide variety of songbirds, as well as insects and arachnids of different species.[5][6]
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Demographics
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Population
According to the results presented by the 2020 Population and Housing Census of INEGI, the municipality has a total of 9295 inhabitants, 4422 men and 4873 women.[7][8] It has a density of 116.6 inhabitants/km², half of the population is 29 years old or younger, there are 90 males for every 100 females.[8]
The percentage of the population that speaks indigenous language is 0.31%,[note 2] considers itself Afro-Mexican or Afro-descendant is 0.22%.[8] It has a Literacy rate of 99.4% in the population aged 15 to 24, and 92.1% in the population aged 25 and over.[8] The percentage of population by level of schooling,.[note 3] It is 5.5% without schooling, 65.2% with basic education, 20.5% with upper secondary education, 8.7% with higher education, and 0.1% unspecified.[8]
The percentage of the population affiliated with health services is 62.3%. [note 4] 27.3% are affiliated with the IMSS, 66.2% with INSABI, 5.8% with the ISSSTE, 0.4% with IMSS Bienestar, 0.1% with the health units of PEMEX, Defense or Navy, 1.1% to a private institution, and 0.1% to another institution.[8] The percentage of the population with a disability is 5.1%.[8] The percentage of population by marital status,.[note 5] 30.2% are married, 31.9% single, 26.4% are in common-law unions, 5.0% are separated, 1.2% are divorced, 5.3% are widowed.[8]
For 2020, the total number of inhabited private homes is 2506 homes, representing 0.3% of the state total.[8] With an average number of occupants per dwelling of 3.2 people.[8] Houses with partition and block walls predominate.[9] In the municipality, for the year 2020, the electric power service covers a coverage of 99.4%; piped water service by 52.1%; drainage service covers 89.7%; and the health service by 91.9%.[8][9]
Locations
For the year 2020, according to the Catalog of Localities, the municipality has 32 localities.[10]
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Politics
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It was erected as a municipality on August 8, 1865.[15][16][17] The Honorable City Council is composed of: a Municipal President, a Syndic, eight Councilors, four Commissions, twenty-four Municipal Delegates and five Ejido Commissariats.[5][6][3] According to the National Electoral Institute (INE) the municipality is made up of ten electoral sections, from A 0812 to 0821.[18] For the election of federal deputies to the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico and local deputies to the Congress of Hidalgo, the III Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo and the IX Local Electoral District of Hidalgo are integrated.[18][19][20] A state administrative level belongs to Macroregion I and Microregion V, as well as to Operational Region I Pachuca.[21]
Chronology of municipal presidents
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Economy
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In 2015 the municipality had an HDI of 0.701 High, so ranks 45th at the state level;[23] and in 2005 it had a GDP of $326,367,496.00 and a GDP per capita of $43,348.00 (current 2005 prices).[24][22]
According to the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), the municipality registers a Marginalization Index Medium.[9] 47.5% of the population is in moderate poverty and 15.1% is in extreme poverty.[9] In 2015, the municipality ranked 43rd out of 84 municipalities in the state scale of social backwardness.[25]
As of 2015 data, in terms of agriculture, in this municipality it is mostly corn grain and forage oats, and although in a smaller proportion apples, peaches and barley grain are planted.[6][9] In livestock the majority of livestock production is sheep and poultry and to a lesser extent goats.[6][9]
As of 2015, there are 113 economic units, which generated jobs for 146 people.[9] As far as commerce is concerned, there are two tianguis, seven Diconsa stores, and one Liconsa store; as well as a municipal market, and a municipal flea market.[9] According to figures for the year 2015 presented in the Economic Censuses by INEGI, the Economically Active Population (EAP) of the municipality amounts to 3280 of which 3098 are employed and 182 are unemployed. [note 9][9] 16.30% belong to the primary sector, 33.63% belong to the secondary sector, 49.80% belong to the tertiary sector and 0.27% did not specify.
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Notes
- The etymological origin of the name of a municipality can have various interpretations or have an uncertain origin, this is the most common or most accepted by the municipal government and its inhabitants, according to the Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico.
- Percentage of population aged 3 years and over. and the percentage of the population that
- Percentage of population aged 15 and over
- Includes multiple affiliations.
- Percentage of population aged 12 and over
- The 2016 Hidalgo State Elections were declared null and void
- Winner of the 2016 Hidalgo Special State Election
- Due to the postponement of the 2020 Hidalgo State Election, due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Interim Municipal Councils are appointed. Alejandro, Reyes (May 15, 2020). "Possibility of implementing Municipal Councils due to suspension of elections". Milenio Diario. Retrieved November 4, 2020.Teodoro, Santos (June 26, 2020). "Municipal Councils, citizens in power in 84 municipalities". Milenio Diario. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- Size of the community according to the number of inhabitants for the population aged 12 years and over.
- Porcentaje respecto al total municipal; la suma podría variar del 100 % por el redondeo de decimales.
- De acuerdo al INEGI, se considera una localidad rural con una población menor a 2500 habitantes; y una localidad urbana con mayor o igual a 2500 habitantes; la cabecera municipal se considera urbana sin importar su población.[12][13]
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