Cañitas de Felipe Pescador (municipality)

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = MEX
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Zacatecas
subdivision_type2 = Municipal seat
subdivision_name2 = Cañitas de Felipe Pescador
subdivision_type3 = Largest city
subdivision_name3 = Cañitas de Felipe Pescador
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leader_title = Municipal President
leader_name = Rogelio Monreal Durón, PRD
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1921 nowrap|(Donato Moreno)
established_title2 = Municipality
established_date2 = November 19, 1958
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population_total = 7893
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postal_code_type = Postal Code
postal_code = 98480, 98490
area_code = 458
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Cañitas de Felipe Pescador is one of the 58 municipalities in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. It is located on the northern part of the state of Zacatecas and it is bounded by the municipalities of Río Grande, Villa de Cos, Fresnillo. The municipality covers a total surface area of km2 to sq mi|482 [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/zacatecas/municipios/32006a.htm "Cañitas de Felipe Pescador", Encyclopedia de Municipios ] .

History

The first habitants of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador where the Huichol indians. In 1918 the region started to become populated with people who lived of agriculture and grazing animals. It was until 1921, when governor Donato Moreno grants a motion to legally fund Cañitas with the expropriation of haciendas, where presently the city lies. By doing so it was requested for the formation of an Ejido which led to Cañitas rising to the level of Independent Congregation of the Municipality of Fresnillo.

In 1921 the first school was founded with the name of "Carlos A. Carrillo", which placed special attention to environmental education. That same year the train station is installed in Cañitas and the community of La Colorada is moved to Cañitas.

It wasn't until November 19, 1958 that Cañitas goes from being a Congregation to become a Municipality. Gilberto Montes Monsiváis was named Municipal president and that same year elections are held in which Herón Domínguez was declared the winner and became the first elected municipal president of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador (1959-1961). [http://www.zacatecas.gob.mx/Municipios/CañitasHist.htm]

Population

In the 2005 census Cañitas de Felipe Pescador, reported a population of 7,893. [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática] Of these, 5,950 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.

Religion

Most of the population is Catholic with 93.83 porcent, Protestants and Evangelics follow with 2.87% and the remainder are Seventh Day Adventists and Neo-Pentecostalists with 6.17 %.

Towns and Villages

*Cañitas de Felipe Pescador
*Boquilla de Abajo
*Los Caballos
*Cañitas Viejo (Cañitas Viejas)
*La Quemada
*San Francisco
*El Saucillo
*El Porvenir
*Potrero de Badillo (Badillo)
*Enrique Estrada

References