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Mapimí Municipality
Mapimí is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Mapimí. The municipality covers an area of 7,126.7 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 25,137, up from 22,940 in 2005. In 2010, the town of Mapimí had a population of 5,623. Other than the town of Mapimí, the municipality had 283 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Bermejillo (9,149) and Ceballos (3,730), classified as urban. Located in the northeastern portion of the state, it borders the municipalities of Lerdo, Gómez Palacio, Tlahualilo, Villa Hidalgo, San Pedro del Gallo, San Luis del Cordero and Nazas. See also *Mapimí Silent Zone, an alleged area of radio silence In telecommunications, radio silence or Emissions Control (EMCON) is a status in which all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area are asked to stop transmitting for safety or security reasons. The term "radio station" may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality (Mexico)
Municipalities (''municipios'' in Spanish language, Spanish) are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the ''states of Mexico, state'' (Spanish: estado). They should not be confused with cities or towns that may share the same name as they are distinct entities and do not share geographical boundaries. As of January 2021, there are 2,454 municipalities in Mexico, excluding the 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs of Mexico City. Since the 2015 Intercensal Survey, two municipalities have been created in Campeche, three in Chiapas, three in Morelos, one in Quintana Roo and one in Baja California. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the Constitution of Mexico, 1917 Constitution and detailed in the constitutions of the states to which they belong. are distinct from , a form of Mexican Localities of Mexico, locality, and are divided into ''Colonia (Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gómez Palacio (municipality)
Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigothic word ''guma'', "man", with multiple Germanic cognates with the same meaning (Old English ''guma'', Middle English ''gome'')/''gomo'' High Old German ''gomo'', Middle High German ''gome''), which are related to Latin ''homo'', "man".Duden, ''Das Herkunftswörterbuch: Etymologie der deutschen Sprache'' (in German), Band 7, Duden Verlag 1989. p. 96. ''Bräutigam''. __NOTOC__ People Notable people with the surname include: A–E * Alejandro "Papu" Gómez (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Amaranta Gómez Regalado (born 1977), Mexican anthropologist * Ana Sofía Gómez (born 1995), Guatemalan artistic gymnast * Andrés Gómez (born 1960), Ecuadorian tennis player * Arthur Gómez (born 1984), Gambian footballer * Beatrice Gomez , Beatrice Luigi Gom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojuela Mine
Ojuela was a small mining settlement located northwest of the nearest town Mapimí, northwest. The settlement is now well known as a ghost town as a result of the ore being exhausted. Ojuela was established after the discovery of abandoned gold and silver mines in the area in 1598. The Ojuela Mine produced a large quantity of mineral during the last part of the 19th century. With the advent of the railroad, all the extracted ore were transported away from the mine by train and processed in the nearby town of Mapimí. The origins of the mine can be traced to 1598 when it was discovered by a group of Spanish prospectors. After this discovery, the mineral potential was confirmed and the exploitation began. Soon the foundations of the town were set. The town was located at the top of a mountain in close proximity to the mine's main access. This was done in order to have the workers and other mining staff as close as possible to the operation. The town developed rapidly from a smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Silence
In telecommunications, radio silence or Emissions Control (EMCON) is a status in which all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area are asked to stop transmitting for safety or security reasons. The term "radio station" may include anything capable of transmitting a radio signal. A single ship, aircraft, spacecraft, or group of them may also maintain radio silence. Amateur radio Wilderness Protocol The Wilderness Protocol recommends that those stations able to do so should monitor the primary (and secondary, if possible) frequency every three hours starting at 7 AM, local time, for 5 minutes starting at the top of every hour, or even continuously. The Wilderness Protocol is now included in both the ARRL ARES Field Resources Manual and the ARES Emergency Resources Manual. Per the manual, the protocol is: The Wilderness protocol (see page 101, August 1995 QST) calls for hams in the wilderness to announce their presence on, and to monitor, the national calling frequencies for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapimí Silent Zone
The Mapimí Silent Zone ( es, La Zona del Silencio) is the popular name for a desert patch near the Bolsón de Mapimí in Durango, Mexico, overlapping the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve. It is the subject of an urban legend that claims it is an area where radio signals and any type of communications cannot be received. History and legends The area was once an ancient seabed in the Tethys Ocean, which left marine fossils and large salt deposits which are mined today. In July 1970, an Athena RTV test rocket launched from the Green River Launch Complex in Utah towards the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico lost control and fell in the Mapimí Desert region. When the rocket went off course, it was carrying two small containers of cobalt 57, an isotope used in "salted bombs" to intentionally contaminate large areas of land. As part of the cleanup effort, hundreds of tons of soil were removed from the impact site. As a result of the US Air Force recovery operation, a number of myth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazas (municipality)
Nazas is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Nazas Nazas is a city and seat of the municipality of Nazas, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on December 20, 2008 As of 2010, .... The municipality covers an area of 2,412.8 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,411, up from 12,166 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Nazas had a population of 3,622. Other than the town of Nazas, the municipality had 78 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: General Lázaro Cárdenas (Pueblo Nuevo) (1,927) and Paso Nacional (1,366), classified as rural. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Luis Del Cordero (municipality)
San Luis del Cordero is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The municipal seat lies at San Luis del Cordero. The municipality covers an area of 543.9 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 2,181, up from 2,013 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of San Luis del Cordero had a population of 1,584. Other than the town of San Luis del Cordero, the municipality had 16 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pedro Del Gallo (municipality)
San Pedro del Gallo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Pedro del Gallo San Pedro del Gallo is a town and seat of the municipality of San Pedro del Gallo, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of Nor .... The municipality covers an area of 2,008.3 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 1,709, up from 1,486 as of 2005. The municipality had 73 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Hidalgo (municipality Of Durango)
Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coahuila, a town in the north Mexican state of Coahuila * Hidalgo, Nuevo León, a city in the state of Nuevo León * Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, a municipality in the state of Tamaulipas * Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, a borough of the Federal District * Hidalgo Yalalag, Oaxaca * Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas * Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas * Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán * Villa de Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León * Villa Hidalgo, Baja California * Villa Hidalgo (Villaflores), Chiapas * Villa Hidalgo (Tuzantán), Chiapas * Villa Hidalgo, Coahuila * Villa Hidalgo, Durango * Villa Hidalgo, Jalisco * Villa Hidalgo, Nayarit * Villa Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí * Villa Hidalgo, Sonora * Villa Hidalgo, Tamaulipas * Villa Hidalgo, Zacatecas * Villa Hidalgo (Santa Rita), Zacatecas United States * Hidalgo, Illinois * Hidalgo, Texas * Hidalgo Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tlahualilo (municipality)
Tlahualilo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Tlahualilo de Zaragoza. The municipality covers an area of 3,709.8 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 22,244, up from 19,882 as of 2005. The municipality had 159 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Tlahualilo de Zaragoza (9,517), El Lucero (Arcinas) (2,622), classified as urban, and San Francisco de Horizonte (Horizonte) (1,657), Jauja (1,101), Banco Nacional Banco Nacional was a bank from Brazil. It was taken over by Unibanco in 1995. The ''Nacional'' brand is better known as main sponsor of Ayrton Senna during most of his racing career in Formula One (1984-1994). The TV Globo's popular news program ... (1,072), and San Julio (1,046), classified as rural. References Municipalities of Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerdo (municipality)
Lerdo is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Ciudad Lerdo. The municipality covers an area of 1868.8 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 141,043, up from 129,191 as of 2005. As of 2010, the city of Lerdo had a population of 79,669. Other than the city of Lerdo, the municipality had 485 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Nazareno (7,515), Ciudad Juárez (7,069), La Loma (4,045), León Guzmán (3,335), Carlos Real (San Carlos) (3,021), El Huarache (El Guarache) (2,709), Villa de Guadalupe (2,376), classified as urban, and Juan E. García (2,457), Sapioris (1,866), San Jacinto (1,661), Los Ángeles (1,616), La Goma (1,522), Ejido 21 de Marzo (1,408), Seis de Enero (1,372), Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Mexico
The United Mexican States ( es, Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic composed of 32 federal entities: 31 states and Mexico City, an autonomous entity. According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign in all matters concerning their internal affairs. Each state has its own congress and constitution. Federal entities of Mexico States Roles and powers of the states The states of the Mexican Federation are free, sovereign, autonomous and independent of each other. They are free to govern themselves according to their own laws; each state has a constitution that cannot contradict the federal constitution, which covers issues of national competence. The states cannot make alliances with other states or any independent nation without the consent of the whole federation, except those related to defense and security arrangements necessary to keep the border states secure in the event of an invasion. The political organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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