Cañitas de Felipe Pescador is one of the 58

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the state of

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, Mexico. It is located in the northern part of Zacatecas and is bounded by the municipalities of

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Villa de Cos Villa de Cos is one of the 58 municipalities of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is located in the center-east of the state, bordered by the municipalities of Mazapil, Francisco R. Murguia, Río Grande, Felipe Pescador, Fresnillo, Pánuco ...

, and

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. The municipality covers a total surface area of . The

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. In 1918, the region became populated with farmers. In 1921, governor Donato Moreno granted a motion to legally fund the Cañitas region with the

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as an ''

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'', a system of

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. This led to the rise of the region to become an Independent Congregation of the Municipality of

. In 1921, the first school was founded with the name of ''Carlos A. Carrillo'', which placed special attention to environmental education. That same year the train station was installed in the city of Cañitas, and the community of La Colorada was moved to the region. It was not until November 19, 1958, that Cañitas went from being a Congregation to a

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

. Gilberto Montes Monsiváis was named

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, and that same year elections are held in which Herón Domínguez was declared the winner, and he became the first elected municipal president of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador (1959–1961).

Population

In the 2005 census, Cañitas de Felipe Pescador reported a population of 7,893.Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática Of these, 5,950 lived in the municipal seat, and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.

Religion

Most of the population (93.83%) is

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;

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

s and

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s follow with 2.87%, and the remainder are

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s and Neo-Pentecostals with 6.17%.

Towns and Villages

*Cañitas de Felipe Pescador *Boquilla de Abajo *Los Caballos *Cañitas Viejo (Cañitas Viejas) *La Quemada *San Francisco *El Saucillo *El Porvenir *Potrero de Badillo (Badillo) *Enrique Estrada

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Canitas De Felipe Pescador (Municipality) Municipalities of Zacatecas