San José del Rincón is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
State of Mexico
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. Its inhabitants are referred to as ''monteros''.
Geography
San José del Rincón is located in the western part of the State of Mexico on its border with
Michoacán
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. From north to south, it borders the municipalities of
El Oro,
San Felipe del Progreso San Felipe del Progreso is a municipality in the northwest of the State of Mexico. The municipal seat and third largest town is the town of San Felipe del Progreso. It is in the western part of the state, 59 km from the state capital of Toluca ...
,
Villa Victoria
Villa Victoria is a municipality in Mexico State in Mexico
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and
Villa de Allende in the State of Mexico, and the municipalities of
Tlalpujahua
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,
Senguío,
Angangueo
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,
Ocampo and
Zitácuaro
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in Michoacán. The municipality covers an area of .
[ The highest point in the municipality is the Cerro de Cabrero in the south, at above sea level.]Lerma River
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basin, while the southern part lies in the Cutzamala River
The Cutzamala River is a river of Mexico. It originates in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Central Mexico in the state of Michoacán. Dams on the upper portion of river provide water to Mexico City, via an aqueduct over the mountains known as th ...
sub-basin of the Balsas River
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The basin flows through the states of Guerrero, México, Morelos, and Puebla. Downstream of Ciudad Alt ...
system, and is drained by the Arroyo Grande[ which flows southeast into Villa Victoria Reservoir, which is part of ]Mexico City
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's water supply
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.
Forests cover 30.7% of San José del Rincón and are mostly located in the mountainous western part of the municipality,[ where the predominant trees are '']oyamel
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'' and pine.[ These forests are protected as part of the ]Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
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.[ The rest of the land in the municipality is mainly used for agriculture and livestock grazing. Soils in the municipality are mostly ]andosol
Andosols are soils found in volcanic areas formed in volcanic tephra. In some cases Andosols can also be found outside active volcanic areas. Andosols cover an estimated 1–2% of Earth's ice-free land surface. Andosols are a Reference Soil Grou ...
s with isolated areas of planosol
A Planosol in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources is a soil with a light-coloured, coarse-textured, surface horizon that shows signs of periodic water stagnation and abruptly overlies a dense, slowly permeable subsoil with significantl ...
s in the northeast and cambisol
A Cambisol in the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is a soil in the beginning of soil formation. The horizon differentiation is weak. This is evident from weak, mostly brownish discolouration and/or structure formation in the soil pro ...
s in the east.[
The climate is temperate sub-humid with rainy summers. Average temperatures range between 12 and 18 degrees Celsius. Frost can occur between December and March; February and March bring winds and dust. More than 100 mm of rain falls in each of the months from June to September.][
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History
The municipality of San José del Rincón was created by government decree on 2 October 2001,[ which went into force on 1 January 2002.][ Its territory previously comprised the western part of the municipality of San Felipe del Progreso.][
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Administration
Municipal elections are held every three years. The current president of the municipality is Jesús Rolando Rangel Espinosa of the PRI.[
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Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of San José del Rincón[ recorded a population of 91,345 inhabitants living in 17,707 households.][ Its annual growth rate of 2.7% was the highest in the State of Mexico.][
There are 137 localities in the municipality,][ three of which are classified as urban:
*San José del Rincón Centro, which recorded a population of 1635 inhabitants in the 2010 Census and serves as the municipal headquarters;
*Guarda de la Lagunita, also known as Las Canoas, which had 2543 inhabitants in 2010; and
*San Miguel Agua Bendita, which had 2500 inhabitants in 2010.][
In the 2015 Intercensal Survey, 89.67% of people in the municipality identified themselves as ]indigenous
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*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology)
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.[ In the 2010 Census, 11,191 people or 12% of the population in San José del Rincón reported speaking an indigenous language, of which 10,916 spoke ]Mazahua Mazahua may refer to:
* Mazahua people, an Indigenous people of Mexico
* Mazahua language, the Oto-Pamean language spoken by the Mazahua people
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Economy
San José del Rincón is one of the poorest municipalities in the State of Mexico.[ Its main economic activities are agriculture, animal husbandry, commerce and handicrafts.][
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References
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2002 establishments in Mexico
States and territories established in 2002