San José del Rincón | |
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 Arch on the Angangueo–San José del Rincón highway at the Michoacán–Mexico state border | |
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| Coordinates:19°39′38″N100°09′09″W / 19.66056°N 100.15250°W /19.66056; -100.15250[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Mexico |
| Established | 2002 |
| Seat | San José del Rincón Centro |
| Government | |
| • President | Jesús Rolando Rangel Espinosa |
| Area | |
• Total | 489 km2 (189 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 2,747 m (9,012 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 91,345 |
• Estimate (2015 Intercensal Survey)[4] | 93,878 |
| • Density | 187/km2 (484/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 1,638 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal code of seat | 50660 |
| Area code | 712 |
| Demonym | Montero |
| Website | Official website |
San José del Rincón is amunicipality in theState of Mexico. Its inhabitants are referred to asmonteros.[5]
San José del Rincón is located in the western part of the State of Mexico on its border withMichoacán. From north to south, it borders the municipalities ofEl Oro,San Felipe del Progreso,Villa Victoria andVilla de Allende in the State of Mexico, and the municipalities ofTlalpujahua,Senguío,Angangueo,Ocampo andZitácuaro in Michoacán. The municipality covers an area of 489 square kilometres (189 sq mi).[3] The highest point in the municipality is the Cerro de Cabrero in the south, at 3,260 metres (10,700 ft) above sea level.[6]
The northern part of the municipality lies within theLerma River basin, while the southern part lies in theCutzamala River sub-basin of theBalsas River system, and is drained by the Arroyo Grande[6] which flows southeast into Villa Victoria Reservoir, which is part ofMexico City'swater supply.
Forests cover 30.7% of San José del Rincón and are mostly located in the mountainous western part of the municipality,[2] where the predominant trees areoyamel and pine.[5] These forests are protected as part of theMonarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.[6] The rest of the land in the municipality is mainly used for agriculture and livestock grazing. Soils in the municipality are mostlyandosols with isolated areas ofplanosols in the northeast andcambisols in the east.[6]
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.[6]
The municipality of San José del Rincón was created by government decree on 2 October 2001,[5] which went into force on 1 January 2002.[2] Its territory previously comprised the western part of the municipality of San Felipe del Progreso.[2]
Municipal elections are held every three years. The current president of the municipality is Jesús Rolando Rangel Espinosa of thePRI.[2]
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of San José del Rincón[5] recorded a population of 91,345 inhabitants living in 17,707 households.[3] Its annual growth rate of 2.7% was the highest in the State of Mexico.[7][8] It recorded a population of 93,878 inhabitants in the 2015 Intercensal Survey.[4]
There are 137 localities in the municipality,[6] three of which are classified as urban:
In the 2015 Intercensal Survey, 89.67% of people in the municipality identified themselves asindigenous.[4] 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 spokeMazahua.[1]
San José del Rincón is one of the poorest municipalities in the State of Mexico.[7][8] Its main economic activities are agriculture, animal husbandry, commerce and handicrafts.[6]
