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Alaquines, San Luis Potosi | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | San Luis Potosí |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Alaquines is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is 19 km away from Cárdenas.
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Alaquines | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24 (75) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
18 (0.7) |
23 (0.9) |
25 (1) |
46 (1.8) |
200 (7.9) |
230 (8.9) |
210 (8.4) |
220 (8.8) |
81 (3.2) |
28 (1.1) |
15 (0.6) |
1,120 (44.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
History
[edit]Founded in 1616 with the old name of San José de los Montes Alaquines. It is home to a legend which tells of its saint's wish (Santo Entierro) stay in this colorful town.
Recently
[edit]The City of Alaquines agreed to fix the road from Alaquines to San Jose del Corito that will be completed in 2009.[needs update]
Communities
[edit]The town's population is divided into 10 communities, which are listed as follows:
- Colonia Indigena
- Las Tuzas
- Rancho de Pro
- Los Morales
- La Cañada
- Martínez
- Rancho Nuevo
- Maldonado
- Las Huertas
- El Pasito de San Francisco
- El Sabino
- San José del Corito
- San José de Palmas
Mayors of Alaquines
[edit]- Ignacio Federico Infante Martínez (1971–1973)
- Pedro Rodarte Rodríguez (1974–1976)
- Delfino Aguilar Reynaga (1977–1979)
- Abdenago Chávez Mendiola (1980–1982)
- Carlos Saldierna Vázquez (1983–1985)
- Salomón Montalbán U. (1986–1988)
- Tomás Aguilar I. (1992–1994)
- Alberto Castillo P. (1995–1997)
- Abdenango Chávez Mendiola (1997–2000)
- Bonifacio Carreón Moctezuma (2000–2003)
- J. Isabel Ruíz Cedillo (2004–2006)
- María Leonides Secaida López (2006–2009)
- Manuel Lara Barcenas (2009-2012)
- Ciriaco Carreon Rucoba (2013-2016)
References
[edit]- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Alaquines, San Luis Potosí". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
22°08′N 99°36′W / 22.133°N 99.600°W
