San Nicolás Tolentino is a
municipality and town located in central
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...
,
Mexico. The municipality was founded in 1614, and consists of many small towns and villages. Santa Catarina is the largest town in the municipality. In 1827, the Municipal Presidency was established in the town.
Geography
The municipality of San Nicolás Tolentino is located in the "Middle Zone" (Zona Media) of the state of San Luis Potosí, in the
Sierra Madre Oriental
The Sierra Madre Oriental () is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico. The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that f ...
. The land consists of high plains and mountains.
It is bordered to the northwest by the municipality of
Armadillo de los Infante
Armadillo de los Infante is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bo ...
; to the north by the municipality of
Cerritos; to the northeast by the municipality of
Villa Juárez; to the east by the municipality of
Rioverde; to the southeast by the municipality of
Ciudad Fernández
Ciudad Fernández is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states ...
; and to the southwest by the municipality of
Zaragoza.
Settlements
Settlements in the municipality, in addition to the town of San Nicolás Tolentino, include: Santa Catarina, La Barranca de San Joaquin, Los Morenos, Ojo de Agua, San José de Nogalitos, Ocampo, Los Nogales, Cañas, El Carrizal De Guadalupe, La Laguna, Allende, Las Golondrinas.
Geology
The surface rocks consist mainly of
Cretaceous sedimentary limestones, conglomerates, and sandy- limey- shales. There is some interbedded gypsum. These Cretaceous rocks are overlain in places by
Neogene
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and
Quaternary
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alluvial sediments with some volcanics.
There is a mercury mine in the municipality.
Demographics
There are fifty-five settlements in the municipality.
As of 2009, the population was 5,547.
Economy
Agriculture makes up most of San Nicolás Tolentino's economy.
Municipal Presidents
* Doroteo Gómez Maldonado - 1949-1952
* Onesimo Saldaña Ipiña - 1952-1955
* José Crecencio Cárdenas Hernández - 1955-1958
* Sulpicio Alvarez Torres - 1958 - 1961
* Bernardo Esquivel Hernández - 1961 - 1964
* Alejendrino Ruiz Ruiz - 1964 - 1967
* José Crecencio Cárdenas Hernández - 1967 - 1970
* Teófilo Flores Torres - 1970 - 1973
* Antonio Vázquez Ruiz y Abdon Nieto Torres - 1973 - 1976
* José Gustavo Ruiz Pesina - 1976 - 1979
* Apolonio Leal Ruiz - 1979 - 1982
* José Gustavo Ruiz Pesina - 1982 - 1985
* Luis Juárez Rosas - 1985 - 1988
* Arnulfo Alvarez Rodríguez - 1988 - 1991
* Sulpicio Arriaga Hernández - 1991 - 1994
* Petra Martínez Avalos - 1994 - 1997
* José Castillo Sifuentes - 1997 - 2000
* Abelardo Saldaña Vargas - 2000 - 2003
* José Asunción Pérez Nava - 2003 - 2006
* Antonio González Maya - 2006 - 2009
* Pedro Infante Rodríguez - 2009 - 2012
Notes and references
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Populated places in San Luis Potosí
1614 establishments in New Spain