Lázaro Cárdenas (), also known as Cárdenas, is a town in the

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' ...

of San Martín de Hidalgo in the

Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

. The population was 276 according to the 2020 census.

History

Prior to 1937, the area was known as Rancho 'El Camichín', a land grant owned by Jesús Rosas. The land was donated by Rosas with the purpose of constructing a townsite. Many of the people residing in the nearby town of San Jerónimo, migrated to acquire lands in the town. The town was officially established with a documentThe document was published on a website of the municipality, it also has many signatures of various residents of adjacent towns. signed on April 9, 1937 by the governor and residents dictating that the new name would be "Lázaro Cárdenas", in honor of

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río Lázaro is a Spanish or Portuguese-based given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Lazaro (footballer) (born 1977), Lazaro Paulo de Sousa, Brazilian football striker *Lázaro (footballer, born 1990), full name Lázaro ...

, President of Mexico from

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(1934–1940).

Population

As of the

INEGI The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) is an autonomous agency of the Government of Mexico, Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information ...

census of 2005, there were 235 people residing in Lázaro Cárdenas. 115 of them being male, and 120 of them being female. The population was 297 according to the 2010 census.

References

External links

*http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/lazaro-cardenas-47/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20110722225459/http://galileo.inegi.gob.mx/CubexConnector/validaDatos.do?geograficaE=140770012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazaro Cardenas, Jalisco Populated places in Jalisco