Tepezalá

Tepezalá is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. The town of Tepezalá serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Tepezalá.

Tepezalá
Municipality
Municipality location in Aguascalientes
Tepezalá
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 22°13′N 102°10′W
Country Mexico
StateAguascalientes
MunicipalityTepezalá (municipality)
Area
 • Land232.664 km2 (89.832 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total20,926
 • Density89.9/km2 (233/sq mi)

Tepezala is located on the foothills of the eastern mountains of the state, a land rich in minerals and arid in vegetation that was on the old Silver Route during the 16th century, which brought so much wealth to the region and help conquer the inhospitable north of Mexico. The town's mines made it famous and brought wealth to the state.

Demographics

As of the 2015 Mexican Intercensal Survey, Tepezalá municipality has a population of 20,926.[2] As of 2010, the town of Tepezalá had a total population of 4,511.[3] Other than the town of Tepezalá, the municipality had 132 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: San Antonio (3,345), classified as urban, and El Chayote (1,817), and Carboneras (1,261), classified as rural.[3]

Climate
Climate data for Tepezala (1951–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)		 31.5
(88.7)		 33.0
(91.4)		 37.0
(98.6)		 37.0
(98.6)		 37.0
(98.6)		 35.5
(95.9)		 34.0
(93.2)		 36.0
(96.8)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.0
(87.8)		 35.0
(95.0)		 37.0
(98.6)
Average high °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4)		 23.7
(74.7)		 26.4
(79.5)		 29.3
(84.7)		 30.7
(87.3)		 29.8
(85.6)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.7
(78.3)		 24.2
(75.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 26.2
(79.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 14.3
(57.7)		 16.8
(62.2)		 19.6
(67.3)		 21.2
(70.2)		 21.4
(70.5)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.3
(66.7)		 18.7
(65.7)		 17.6
(63.7)		 15.1
(59.2)		 13.3
(55.9)		 17.5
(63.5)
Average low °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)		 5.0
(41.0)		 7.2
(45.0)		 9.9
(49.8)		 11.8
(53.2)		 12.9
(55.2)		 12.2
(54.0)		 11.6
(52.9)		 11.4
(52.5)		 9.5
(49.1)		 6.0
(42.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 8.8
(47.8)
Record low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 0.0
(32.0)		 1.0
(33.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 5.0
(41.0)		 4.0
(39.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.1
(0.63)		 10.3
(0.41)		 5.4
(0.21)		 6.9
(0.27)		 19.4
(0.76)		 59.3
(2.33)		 113.5
(4.47)		 94.6
(3.72)		 74.3
(2.93)		 27.4
(1.08)		 8.1
(0.32)		 11.8
(0.46)		 447.1
(17.60)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.0 1.4 1.0 1.2 2.7 7.0 10.3 9.5 7.1 3.5 1.2 1.7 48.6
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[4][5]
  • Templo del Nuestra Señora del Refugio, fachada.
  • Templo de Nuestra Señora del Refugio, vista lateral.
  • Templo de Nuestra Señora del Refugio, interior.
  • Santuario del Señor de Tepezalá.
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References
  1. "Unidad de Microrregiones Cedulas de Informacion Municipal (SCIM)" (in Spanish). Secretara de Desarrollo Social. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. "Tabulados de la Encuesta Intercensal 2015" (xls) (in Spanish). INEGI. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. "Tepezalá". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. "Estado de Aguascalientes-Estacion: Tepezala". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Tepezala 1962–2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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