Villa García, Zacatecas
Villa García Municipality is one of the 58 municipalities of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is located 140 kilometers (87 mi) from the city of Zacatecas.
Villa García borders the municipality of Loreto in the north, Pinos in the south east. The states of Aguascalientes in the east and Jalisco in the south. Villa García has a population of 18,269 with an elevation of 2,100 meters (6,900 ft) above sea level.[1]
The primary communities are Villa Garcia the administrative seat of the municipality with a population of 5,499, El Copetillo population 1,159, Aguagorda 1,042, Granadas 1,056, and Aguagordita 695.[2]
The region holds an annual fair from December the 1st through the 12th in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The municipality has a vibrant industry of sarapes which has been in decline in the last years, many locals call sarapes tapetes or forongos.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía,"Villa García, Zacatecas", 2011,""INEGI - México en cifras". Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.",November 20, 2011
- ^ Estado de Zacatecas,"Villa García", 2005, "http://www.portalzacatecas.com/municipios/villa-garcia/",November 20, 2011
External links
- [1]- More information about Villa García(Spanish)
- [2]- Statistics of 2010 census for Villa Garcia(Spanish/English)
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- Apozol (Apozol)
- Apulco (Apulco)
- Atolinga (Atolinga)
- Benito Juárez (Florencia de Benito Juárez)
- Calera (Víctor Rosales)
- Cañitas de Felipe Pescador (Cañitas de Felipe Pescador)
- Concepción del Oro (Concepción del Oro)
- Cuauhtémoc (San Pedro Piedra Gorda)
- Chalchihuites (Chalchihuites)
- El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro (El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro)
- El Salvador (El Salvador)
- Fresnillo (Fresnillo)
- Genaro Codina (Genaro Codina)
- General Enrique Estrada (General Enrique Estrada)
- General Francisco R. Murguía (Nieves)
- General Pánfilo Natera (General Pánfilo Natera)
- Guadalupe (Guadalupe)
- Huanusco (Huanusco)
- Jalpa (Jalpa)
- Jerez (Jerez de García Salinas)
- Jiménez del Teul (Jiménez del Teul)
- Juan Aldama (Juan Aldama)
- Juchipila (Juchipila)
- Loreto (Loreto)
- Luis Moya (Luis Moya)
- Mazapil (Mazapil)
- Melchor Ocampo (Melchor Ocampo)
- Mezquital del Oro (Mezquital del Oro)
- Miguel Auza (Miguel Auza)
- Momax (Momax)
- Monte Escobedo (Monte Escobedo)
- Morelos (Morelos)
- Moyahua de Estrada (Moyahua de Estrada)
- Nochistlán de Mejía (Nochistlán de Mejía)
- Noria de Ángeles (Noria de Ángeles)
- Ojocaliente (Ojocaliente)
- Pánuco (Pánuco)
- Pinos (Pinos)
- Río Grande (Río Grande)
- Santa María de la Paz (Santa María de la Paz)
- Saín Alto (Saín Alto)
- Sombrerete (Sombrerete)
- Susticacán (Susticacán)
- Tabasco (Tabasco)
- Tepechitlán (Tepechitlán)
- Tepetongo (Tepetongo)
- Teúl de González Ortega (Teúl de González Ortega)
- Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román (Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román)
- Trancoso (Trancoso)
- Trinidad García de la Cadena (Trinidad García de la Cadena)
- Valparaíso (Valparaíso)
- Vetagrande (Vetagrande)
- Villa de Cos (Villa de Cos)
- Villa García (Villa García)
- Villa González Ortega (Villa González Ortega)
- Villa Hidalgo (Villa Hidalgo)
- Villanueva (Villanueva)
- Zacatecas (Zacatecas)