San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality, Jalisco

San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality (Spanish: Municipio de San Martín de Hidalgo) is a municipality located in the Región Valles of the state of Jalisco, Mexico.[1] As of 2010, the population was 26,306. The municipal seat is San Martín de Hidalgo. Other administrative communities include 5 delegations and 18 agencies.[1]

San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality Municipio de San Martín de Hidalgo
Municipality
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Piensa, progresa
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Coordinates: 20°26′06″N 103°55′43″W
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Region	Valles
Established	1823
Government
• Municipal President	Juana Ceballos Guzmán (PRI-PVEM)
Area
• Municipality	344.16 km^2 (132.88 sq mi)
• Water	5.39 km^2 (2.08 sq mi)
• Urban	2.72 km^2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Municipality	26,306
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sanmartínense
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Website	Official website

History

The municipal council was established in 1823.[1]

Geography

The municipality is situated in the Valley of Ameca and the Sierra de Quila, of the Mexican state of Jalisco. In the 2010 census, its population totaled 24,127 inhabitants. The municipal seat is San Martín de Hidalgo, and its boroughs are El Crucero de Santa María, El Salitre, El Tepehuaje de Morelos, Buenavista de Cañedo, and Santa Cruz de las Flores. The municipality covers an area of 324.57 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 26,306.

Bordering the adjacent municipalities of Teuchitlán on the north, Ameca on the west, Tecolotlán on the south and Cocula on the east.

In territorial means, the municipality is divided into six regional subcommittees all chaired by the municipal seat, they are El Crucero de Santa María, El Salitre, El Tepehuaje de Morelos, Buenavista de Cañedo, and Santa Cruz de las Flores.[2] Each of these Municipal Delegations serve as the regional seats for other smaller communities called Municipal Agencies.

Communities and populations

Name	1900 census	2000 census	2005 census	2010 census
San Martín de Hidalgo	3,243	7,464	7,001	8,092
El Crucero de Santa María	_	3,356	3,228	3,175
El Salitre	716	2,924	2,434	2,708
El Tepehuaje de Morelos	771	2,523	2,163	2,245
Buenavista de Cañedo	672	2,363	2,001	2,163
Santa Cruz de las Flores	698	1,931	1,397	1,531
Trapiche de Abra	157	1,235	1,115	1,280
Labor de Medina	295	882	863	863
Los Guerrero	238	801	674	724
Ipazoltic	676	531	510	533
San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)	360	465	341	355
San Isidro Palo Verde	144	340	341	347
Jesús María (El Zapote)	468	301	278	319
Lázaro Cárdenas	_	296	235	297
Los Vergara	131	303	269	281
San Jacinto	349	298	227	269
Camajapita	406	_	280	238
Venustiano Carranza	_	_	93	199
Santa Rosa del Jilguero	84	_	47	161
Río Grande	_	_	234	141
San Jacintito (El Ranchito)	_	_	119	122
Lagunillas	236	_	94	106
Mesa del Cobre	209	_	54	44
El Cobre	101	_	36	36

References

1. "Jalisco - San Martin Hidalgo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
2. "Se Integra el COPLADEMUN". H. Ayuntamiento San Martín Hgo. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

External links

• http://sanmartinhidalgo.info