Concepción del Oro (municipality)

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official_name = Municipality of Concepción del Oro
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = MEX
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Zacatecas
subdivision_type2 = Municipal seat
subdivision_name2 = Concepción del Oro
subdivision_type3 = Largest city
subdivision_name3 = Concepción del Oro
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leader_title = Municipal President
leader_name = J. Jesús Martínez Horta nowrap|PRI party
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1587
established_title2 = Municipality
established_date2 = 1857
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population_total = 11857
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population_blank1_title = Largest city
population_blank1 = 6653 nowrap|Concepción del Oro
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timezone = CST
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latd=24 |latm=42 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=101 |longm=25 |longs= |longEW=W
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elevation_m = 2070
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postal_code_type = Postal Code
postal_code = 98200, 98204, 98205, 98209-98212
area_code = 842
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website = http://www.concepciondeloro.gob.mx
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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 km2 to sq mi|2559 [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/zacatecas/municipios/32007a.htm "Concepción del Oro", Encyclopedia de Municipios ] .

Population

In the 2005 census Concepción del Oro reported a population of 11,857. [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, 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.

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