Charcas | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 23°7′34″N 101°6′46″W / 23.12611°N 101.11278°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | San Luis Potosí |
Elevation | 2,219 m (7,280 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,117 |
• Density | 2,874/km2 (7,440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 ( Central Daylight Time) |
Charcas is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico. [1] The municipality covers an area of 4.911 km2. As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 14,117 people. [2] Charcas is just south of the Tropic of Cancer. Due to its elevation of 2,219 metres (7,280 ft), the climate is mild.
The town was founded in 1578 by Spanish conquistadors.[ citation needed]
Term | Municipal president | Political party | Notes |
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1956-1958 [3] | José Rodríguez Álvarez y Nicolás Zupido | PRI | |
1959-1961 | J. Encarnación Martínez Nieves y Marcelo Hernández | PRI | |
1962-1964 | Marcelo Hernández y Ponciano Zúñiga | PRI | |
1965-1967 | Antonio Vidales Galván | PRI | |
1968-1970 | Pedro Cortés Salazar | PRI | |
1971-1973 | Fausto R. Navarro Aguilar | PRI | |
1974-1976 | Juan Zúñiga Duque | PRI | |
1977-1979 | Hipólito Revillas Aguilar | PRI | |
1980-1982 | Ignacio Lugo Guerrero | PRI | |
1983-1985 | Armando Vigil Rodríguez | PRI | |
1986-1988 | Vicente Castro Valdés | PRI | |
1989-1991 | Victorino Carranza García | PRI | |
1992-1994 | Blanca Rosa Navarro González | PRI | |
1995-1997 | Pedro Carlos Colunga González | PRI | |
1997-2000 | Agustín Hernández Moreno | PRI | |
2000-2003 | Pedro Carlos Colunga González | PRI | |
2004-2006 | Humberto Quiroz Leija |
PT
PCP PC |
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2006-2009 | Rafael Silva Blanco | PRI
Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina (PASC) |
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2009-2012 | Víctor Manuel Guevara Coronado | PAN | |
2012-2015 | Francisco Gutiérrez García | PRI
PVEM |
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2015-2018 | Luis Armando Colunga González | PRI
PVEM Panal |
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2018-2021 [4] | Manuel López Lara | PVEM | |
2021-2024 [5] [6] | Marisol Nájera Alba | PT
PVEM |
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