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Municipality and town in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Charcas
Municipality and town
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Coordinates: 23°7′34″N 101°6′46″W / 23.12611°N 101.11278°W / 23.12611; -101.11278
Country Mexico
StateSan Luis Potosí
Elevation2,219 m (7,280 ft)
Population
 • Total14,117
 • Density2,874/km (7,440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)

Charcas is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers an area of 4.911 km. As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 14,117 people. Charcas is just south of the Tropic of Cancer. Due to its elevation of 2,219 metres (7,280 ft), the climate is mild.

The town was founded in 1578 by Spanish conquistadors.

Government

Municipal presidents

Term Municipal president Political party Notes
1956–1958 José Rodríguez Álvarez and Nicolás Zupido PRI [REDACTED]
1959–1961 J. Encarnación Martínez Nieves and Marcelo Hernández PRI [REDACTED]
1962–1964 Marcelo Hernández and Ponciano Zúñiga PRI [REDACTED]
1965–1967 Antonio Vidales Galván PRI [REDACTED]
1968–1970 Pedro Cortés Salazar PRI [REDACTED]
1971–1973 Fausto R. Navarro Aguilar PRI [REDACTED]
1974–1976 Juan Zúñiga Duque PRI [REDACTED]
1977–1979 Hipólito Revillas Aguilar PRI [REDACTED]
1980–1982 Ignacio Lugo Guerrero PRI [REDACTED]
1983–1985 Armando Vigil Rodríguez PRI [REDACTED]
1986–1988 Vicente Castro Valdés PRI [REDACTED]
1989–1991 Victorino Carranza García PRI [REDACTED]
1992–1994 Blanca Rosa Navarro González PRI [REDACTED]
1995–1997 Pedro Carlos Colunga González PRI [REDACTED]
1997–2000 Agustín Hernández Moreno PRI [REDACTED]
2000–2003 Pedro Carlos Colunga González PRI [REDACTED]
2004–2006 Humberto Quiroz Leija PT [REDACTED]
PCP
PC
2006–2009 Rafael Silva Blanco PRI [REDACTED]
Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina (PASC)
2009–2012 Víctor Manuel Guevara Coronado PAN [REDACTED]
2012–2015 Francisco Gutiérrez García PRI [REDACTED]
PVEM
2015–2018 Luis Armando Colunga González PRI [REDACTED]
PVEM
Panal
2018–2021 Manuel López Lara PVEM
2021–2024 Marisol Nájera Alba PT [REDACTED]
PVEM
2024– Marisol Nájera Alba PVEM
PT [REDACTED]
Morena [REDACTED] 		She was reelected on 02/06/2024

References

  1. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México". Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  2. "Charcas". City Population. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Estado de San Luis Potosí. Charcas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. "National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development (Inafed). On the left column, please click on "Información Histórica". Then, from the drop-down menu, select "Presidentes Municipales". Search for the state or federal entity and then the desired municipality. Estado de San Luis Potosí. Charcas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. "Consejo Estatal Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de San Luis Potosí. 2018. Concentrado de ganadores. Ayuntamientos. Charcas: PVEM" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. "Consejo Estatal Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de San Luis Potosí, CEEPACSLP. Acta de cómputo municipal de la elección para el Ayuntamiento de Charcas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. "Resultados Elecciones 2021: Alianza PT-PVEM gana mayoría de municipios en SLP. Charcas → Marisol Nájera Alba". Alcaldes de México (in Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. "Integración del Ayuntamiento de Charcas. 2024" (PDF). CEEPACSLP. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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