Omitlán de Juárez is a town and one of the 84

municipalities of Hidalgo Hidalgo is a state in central Mexico divided into 84 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican Census, Hidalgo is the 16th most populous state with inhabitants and the 26th largest by land area spanning . Municipalities in Hidalgo are admi ...

, in central-eastern

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. The municipality covers an area of 110.5 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,529.

Toponymy

The name ''Omitlán'' in the Nahuatl language means ''Ome'' 'two' and ''tlan'' 'place', so it is understood that it means ''Place of two''.The etymological origin of the name of a municipality can have various interpretations or have an uncertain origin, this is the most common or most accepted by the municipal government and its inhabitants, according to the ''Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico.'' The surname ''de Juárez'' was given to him by the former president of Mexico, Benito Juárez García.

Geography

Relief and hydrology

As for

physiography Physical geography (also known as physiography) is one of the three main branches of geography. Physical geography is the branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment such as the atmosphere, h ...

it is located within the province of the Neovolcanic Axis; within the subprovince of Plains and Sierras of Querétaro and Hidalgo. Its territory is Sierra (81.0%) and

plain In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands ...

(19.0%). The hills known as Cerro Gordo, Cerro del Gallo and Peña del Zumate stand out. As for its geology, it corresponds to the Neogene period (98.23%). With extrusive igneous rocks: intermediate volcanic breccia andesite (53.23%), acid tuff (27.0%), acid tuff, acid volcanic breccia (7.0%) and basalt (11.0%). Regarding

soil science Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the Earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils; and these properties in relation to th ...

the dominant soil is phaeozem (72.23%),

luvisol Luvisols are a group of soils, comprising one of the 32 Reference Soil Groups in the international system of soil classification, the World Reference Base for Soil Resources The World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is an international so ...

(17.0%) and

regosol A Regosol in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is very weakly developed mineral soil in unconsolidated materials. Regosols are extensive in eroding lands, in particular in arid and semi-arid areas and in mountain regions. Internat ...

(9.0%). With regard to hydrology, it is positioned in the hydrological region of the Pánuco; in the basins of the

Moctezuma River The Moctezuma River (Río Moctezuma) is a river in Mexico that drains the eastern side of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Sierra Nevada). It is a tributary of the Pánuco River and flows through the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Querétaro, and Sa ...

; within the sub-basins of the Amajac River (51.0%) and Metztitlán River (49.0%). It has the Amajac and Bandola rivers, the latter of which flows into the Los Angeles Dam. It has two bodies of water.

Weather

The municipal territory is found in the following climates with their respective percentage: Temperate sub-humid with rainfall in summer, more humid (92.0%) and semi-cold sub-humid with rains in summer, more humid (8.0%). With an average annual temperature of 14 °C and an annual rainfall of 700 to 1200 millimeters.

Ecology

The flora in the municipality is made up of oak, prickly pear, oyamel, ash, pine, walnut, quebrancha, tepozán, strawberry tree, as well as trees such as peach, pear, plum, blackberry, apple, etc. The

fauna Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as ''Biota (ecology ...

includes animals such as foxes, crows, squirrels, gophers, rattlesnakes, ouncers and a wide variety of songbirds, as well as insects and arachnids of different species.

Demographics

Population

According to the results presented by the 2020 Population and Housing Census of INEGI, the municipality has a total of 9295 inhabitants, 4422 men and 4873 women. It has a density of 116.6 inhabitants/km², half of the population is 29 years old or younger, there are 90 males for every 100 females. The percentage of the population that speaks indigenous language is 0.31%,Percentage of population aged 3 years and over. and the percentage of the population that considers itself

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Afro-descendant The African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the West and Central Africans who were e ...

is 0.22%. It has a

Literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 99.4% in the population aged 15 to 24, and 92.1% in the population aged 25 and over. The percentage of population by level of schooling,.Percentage of population aged 15 and over It is 5.5% without schooling, 65.2% with

basic education According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), basic education comprises the two stages primary education and lower secondary education. Universal basic education Basic education featured heavily in the 1997 ISCE ...

, 20.5% with upper secondary education, 8.7% with

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after comple ...

, and 0.1% unspecified. The percentage of the population affiliated with health services is 62.3%. Includes multiple affiliations. 27.3% are affiliated with the IMSS, 66.2% with INSABI, 5.8% with the

ISSSTE The Mexican Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers or Civil Service Social Security and Services Institute ( es, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, or ISSSTE) is a federal governmen ...

, 0.4% with IMSS Bienestar, 0.1% with the health units of PEMEX, Defense or Navy, 1.1% to a private institution, and 0.1% to another institution. The percentage of the population with a disability is 5.1%. The percentage of population by marital status,.Percentage of population aged 12 and over 30.2% are

married Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

, 31.9% single, 26.4% are in common-law unions, 5.0% are separated, 1.2% are divorced, 5.3% are widowed. For 2020, the total number of inhabited private homes is 2506 homes, representing 0.3% of the state total. With an average number of occupants per dwelling of 3.2 people. Houses with partition and block walls predominate. In the municipality, for the year 2020, the electric power service covers a coverage of 99.4%; piped water service by 52.1%;

drainage Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic condition ...

service covers 89.7%; and the health service by 91.9%.

Locations

For the year 2020, according to the Catalog of Localities, the municipality has 32 localities.

Politics

It was erected as a municipality on August 8, 1865. The Honorable City Council is composed of: a Municipal President, a Syndic, eight Councilors, four Commissions, twenty-four Municipal Delegates and five Ejido Commissariats. According to the

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(INE) the municipality is made up of ten electoral sections, from A 0812 to 0821. For the election of federal deputies to the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico and local deputies to the Congress of Hidalgo, the III Federal Electoral District of Hidalgo and the IX Local Electoral District of Hidalgo are integrated. A state administrative level belongs to Macroregion I and Microregion V, as well as to Operational Region I Pachuca.

Chronology of municipal presidents

Economy

In 2015 the municipality had an

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of 0.701 High, so ranks 45th at the state level; and in 2005 it had a GDP of $326,367,496.00 and a GDP per capita of $43,348.00 (current 2005 prices). To view information, first select the type of information you want, then the state of Hidalgo in the "Federative entity" field, and then choose in the "municipality" field. According to the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), the municipality registers a Marginalization Index Medium. 47.5% of the population is in moderate poverty and 15.1% is in extreme poverty. In 2015, the municipality ranked 43rd out of 84 municipalities in the state scale of social backwardness. As of 2015 data, in terms of agriculture, in this municipality it is mostly corn grain and forage oats, and although in a smaller proportion apples, peaches and barley grain are planted. In

livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animal ...

the majority of livestock production is sheep and poultry and to a lesser extent goats. As of 2015, there are 113 economic units, which generated jobs for 146 people. As far as commerce is concerned, there are two

tianguis A is an open-air market or bazaar that is traditionally held on certain market days in a town or city neighborhood in Mexico and Central America. This bazaar tradition has its roots well into the pre-Hispanic period and continues in many cases ...

, seven Diconsa stores, and one

Liconsa {{short description, State-owned company of Mexico Liconsa S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican parastatal company subsidized by the Federal government of Mexico depending on the Secretariat of Social Development. Created as part of a series of social suppo ...

store; as well as a municipal market, and a municipal flea market. According to figures for the year 2015 presented in the Economic Censuses by INEGI, the Economically Active Population (EAP) of the municipality amounts to 3280 of which 3098 are employed and 182 are unemployed. Size of the community according to the number of inhabitants for the population aged 12 years and over. 16.30% belong to the

primary sector The primary sector of the economy includes any Industry (economics), industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portio ...

, 33.63% belong to the

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

, 49.80% belong to the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

and 0.27% did not specify.

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