Alaquines

Alaquines, San Luis Potosi
Municipality and town
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Country Mexico
StateSan Luis Potosí
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Alaquines is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is 19 km away from Cárdenas.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Alaquines
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		26.4
(79.5) 		27.0
(80.6) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24
(75) 		23.3
(73.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		20.6
(69.1) 		23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2) 		5.7
(42.3) 		7.6
(45.7) 		9.3
(48.7) 		10.6
(51.1) 		11.4
(52.5) 		11.4
(52.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		9.4
(48.9) 		7.5
(45.5) 		6.0
(42.8) 		8.8
(47.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23
(0.9) 		18
(0.7) 		23
(0.9) 		25
(1) 		46
(1.8) 		200
(7.9) 		230
(8.9) 		210
(8.4) 		220
(8.8) 		81
(3.2) 		28
(1.1) 		15
(0.6) 		1,120
(44.2)
Source: Weatherbase [1]

History

Founded in 1616 with the old name of San José de los Montes Alaquines. It is home to a legend which tells of its saint's wish (Santo Entierro) stay in this colorful town.

Recently

The City of Alaquines agreed to fix the road from Alaquines to San Jose del Corito that will be completed in 2009.[needs update]

Communities

The town's population is divided into 10 communities, which are listed as follows:

  1. Colonia Indigena
  2. Las Tuzas
  3. Rancho de Pro
  4. Los Morales
  5. La Cañada
  6. Martínez
  7. Rancho Nuevo
  8. Maldonado
  9. Las Huertas
  10. El Pasito de San Francisco
  11. El Sabino
  12. San José del Corito
  13. San José de Palmas

Mayors of Alaquines

  • Ignacio Federico Infante Martínez (1971–1973)
  • Pedro Rodarte Rodríguez (1974–1976)
  • Delfino Aguilar Reynaga (1977–1979)
  • Abdenago Chávez Mendiola (1980–1982)
  • Carlos Saldierna Vázquez (1983–1985)
  • Salomón Montalbán U. (1986–1988)
  • Tomás Aguilar I. (1992–1994)
  • Alberto Castillo P. (1995–1997)
  • Abdenango Chávez Mendiola (1997–2000)
  • Bonifacio Carreón Moctezuma (2000–2003)
  • J. Isabel Ruíz Cedillo (2004–2006)
  • María Leonides Secaida López (2006–2009)
  • Manuel Lara Barcenas (2009-2012)
  • Ciriaco Carreon Rucoba (2013-2016)

References

  1. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Alaquines, San Luis Potosí". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

22°08′N 99°36′W / 22.133°N 99.600°W / 22.133; -99.600