- Concepción del Oro Municipality
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Municipality of Concepción del Oro — Municipality — Azurite & Malachite, from Concepción del Oro, 5.2 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm.
Location of Concepción del Oro with in Zacatecas and Mexico
Coordinates: 24°42′N 101°25′W / 24.7°N 101.417°WCoordinates: 24°42′N 101°25′W / 24.7°N 101.417°W Country 
MexicoState Zacatecas Municipal seat Concepción del Oro Largest city Concepción del Oro Founded 1587 Municipality 1857 Government – Municipal President J. Jesús Martínez Horta 
PRIArea – Total 2,559 km2 (988 sq mi) Elevation 2,070 m (6,791 ft) Population (2005)[1] – Total 11,857 – Largest city 6,653 Concepción del Oro Time zone CST (UTC-6) Postal Code 98200, 98204, 98205, 98209-98212 Area code(s) 842 Website http://www.concepciondeloro.gob.mx 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 of Zacatecas and it is bounded by the municipalities of Mazapil and El Salvador; it also lies next to the by the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers a total surface area of 2,559 square kilometers (988 sq mi).[2]
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.
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.
References
- ^ a b Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- ^ http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/zacatecas/municipios/32007a.htm "Concepción del Oro", Encyclopedia de Municipios
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