Charcas is a town and municipality in San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.[1] The municipality covers an area of 4.911 km². As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 14,117 people.[2] Charcas is just south of the Tropic of Cancer. Due to its elevation of 2,219 metres (7,280 ft), the climate is mild.
Charcas | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Coordinates: 23°7′34″N 101°6′46″W | |
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State | San Luis Potosí |
Elevation | 2,219 m (7,280 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,117 |
• Density | 2,874/km2 (7,440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
The town was founded in 1578 by Spanish conquistadors.
Term | Municipal president | Political party | Notes |
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1956-1958[3] | José Rodríguez Álvarez y Nicolás Zupido | PRI ![]() | |
1959-1961 | J. Encarnación Martínez Nieves y Marcelo Hernández | PRI ![]() | |
1962-1964 | Marcelo Hernández y Ponciano Zúñiga | PRI ![]() | |
1965-1967 | Antonio Vidales Galván | PRI ![]() | |
1968-1970 | Pedro Cortés Salazar | PRI ![]() | |
1971-1973 | Fausto R. Navarro Aguilar | PRI ![]() | |
1974-1976 | Juan Zúñiga Duque | PRI ![]() | |
1977-1979 | Hipólito Revillas Aguilar | PRI ![]() | |
1980-1982 | Ignacio Lugo Guerrero | PRI ![]() | |
1983-1985 | Armando Vigil Rodríguez | PRI ![]() | |
1986-1988 | Vicente Castro Valdés | PRI ![]() | |
1989-1991 | Victorino Carranza García | PRI ![]() | |
1992-1994 | Blanca Rosa Navarro González | PRI ![]() | |
1995-1997 | Pedro Carlos Colunga González | PRI ![]() | |
1997-2000 | Agustín Hernández Moreno | PRI ![]() | |
2000-2003 | Pedro Carlos Colunga González | PRI ![]() | |
2004-2006 | Humberto Quiroz Leija | PT ![]() PCP ![]() PC | |
2006-2009 | Rafael Silva Blanco | PRI ![]() Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina (PASC) | |
2009-2012 | Víctor Manuel Guevara Coronado | PAN ![]() | |
2012-2015 | Francisco Gutiérrez García | PRI ![]() PVEM ![]() | |
2015-2018 | Luis Armando Colunga González | PRI ![]() PVEM ![]() Panal ![]() | |
2018-2021[4] | Manuel López Lara | PVEM ![]() | |
2021-2024[5][6] | Marisol Nájera Alba | PT ![]() PVEM ![]() |
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