Municipality of Calera deVíctor Rosales Calera | |
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Municipality | |
 Location of Calera withinZacatecas and Mexico | |
  Municipality of Calera deVíctor Rosales | |
| Coordinates:23°26′02″N102°55′10″W / 23.43389°N 102.91944°W /23.43389; -102.91944 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Zacatecas |
| Municipal seat | Víctor Rosales |
| Largest city | Víctor Rosales |
| Municipality | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | L. C. Rodrigo Saucedo Ramirez,PRI |
| Area | |
• Total | 389 km2 (150 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,174 m (7,133 ft) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 36,106 |
| • Largest city | 29,626Víctor Rosales |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal Code | 98500-98508, 98510, 98515, 98520 |
| Area code | 478 |
| Website | http://www.calera.gob.mx/ |
Calera is one of the 58municipalities in theMexican state ofZacatecas. It is located on the central part of the state of Zacatecas and it is bounded by the municipalities ofGeneral Enrique Estrada,Fresnillo,Villa de Cos,Pánuco,Morelos andZacatecas. The municipality covers a total surface area of 389 square kilometers (150 sq mi).[2] The municipality comprises 0.5% of the area of the state ofZacatecas.
Calera was born as a point of pass fromFresnillo andZacatecas. It was named in honor of the hero of independenceVíctor Rosales.
Calera is located on the central part of the state of Zacatecas and it is bounded by the municipalities ofGeneral Enrique Estrada,Fresnillo,Villa de Cos,Pánuco,Morelos andZacatecas. The municipality covers a total surface area of 389 square kilometers (150 sq mi).
| Climate data for Victor Rosales (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.0 (91.4) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.0 (96.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.8 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 13.1 (55.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 2.1 (35.8) | 7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) | −8.5 (16.7) | −7.5 (18.5) | −6.0 (21.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | −2.5 (27.5) | −6.5 (20.3) | −11.0 (12.2) | −11.0 (12.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 15.2 (0.60) | 9.6 (0.38) | 4.3 (0.17) | 8.3 (0.33) | 15.9 (0.63) | 65.1 (2.56) | 92.6 (3.65) | 90.8 (3.57) | 69.3 (2.73) | 34.1 (1.34) | 11.2 (0.44) | 11.7 (0.46) | 428.1 (16.85) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 57.0 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Calera is one of the fastest-growing cities in Zacatecas Mx., with more than 38,189 people. It is the only municipality in Zacatecas that has an International Airport, Freeway and Railroad. Calera is the most important industrial area in Zacatecas, making floors. wood furniture, juice, purified water, dry chili processing and seeds. Calera is also home toCorona, the largest brewer in Latin America. 97% of Calera's population is Roman Catholic and 3% is Protestant.
Calera was decreed as a municipality by the recommendation of Benito Juárez; he went through these lands when he was fighting for the Republic. It was in Calera that Pancho Villa slept and planned the taking of Zacatecas (Toma de Zacatecas).[citation needed]
In the 2005 census, Apulco reported a population of 36,106.[1] Of these, 29,626 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.
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