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Cosío
Cosío
Municipality
	Coat of arms
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	Cosío Location in Mexico Cosío Cosío (Mexico)
	Coordinates: 22°22′N 102°18′W / 22.367°N 102.300°W
Country	Mexico
State	Aguascalientes
Municipal seat	Cosío
Area
• Total	129.21 km2 (49.89 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	15,577
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)

Cosio is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It stands at 22°22′N 102°18′W / 22.367°N 102.300°W / 22.367; -102.300. The municipal seat is the town of Cosío. As of 2020, the town of Cosío had a population of 17,000.^[1]

Name

Cosío is said to have been named after either former Governor of Aguascalientes Felipe Cosío ^[2] or Luis de Cosío, who had an instrumental part in helping Cosío become a municipality.^[3]

Coat of Arms

A large outline of the letter C framing the other elements holds the town motto, "Siempre Progresando." At the top, a simplified illustration the landscape. On the left, a map of the territory with a maguey plant, a cactus, a church, main roads, and a bee representing its inhabitant's industriousness. On the right, a book with the symbol for writing or a torch. At the bottom, cultivated land with a tractor, watering equipment, and commonly cultivated crops including grapes. ^[2]

History

Founding

Cosío was founded December 28, 1857.^[2]

Before then, the area was part of neighboring municipality Rincon de Romos and belonged to the San Jacinto hacienda, owned by Pío Bermejillo. A tenant of the hacienda, Cornelio Acosta, asked for permission to build in the area and founded Natillas Ranch. Due to its positioning at the northernmost part of Aguascalientes, Natillas was used as a rest stop for those traveling between the state and the bordering state of Zacatecas.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	15,042	—
2015	15,577	+3.6%
2020	17,000	+9.1%
^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

2010

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 15,042.^[8]

As of 2010, the town of Cosío had a population of 4,898.^[8] Other than the town of Cosío, the municipality had 85 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: La Punta (2,416), El Refugio de Providencia (Providencia) (1,377), El Salero (1,229), and Santa María de la Paz (1,026), classified as rural.^[8]

2020

Population

By 2020, the population increased to 17,000.^[1]

2020 Census Demographics^[9]
	Count	Percent
Female	8708	51.2%
Male	8292	48.8%
Disabled	805	0.05%
Indigenous	15	0.0009%
Afro-Mexican	2155	0.13%
Elderly (65+)	1118	0.07%

Geography

Climate

Steppe climate with warm summers, an average temperature of 63.1°F. The hottest months are May through August; the coldest are December through February. The average rainfall is 16.59". Frosts last from 20 to 40 days a year. The dominant trade winds are from the northeast to the southeast during the summer and part of the fall.

Climate data for Cosío (1951–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	28.0 (82.4)	32.0 (89.6)	32.0 (89.6)	34.0 (93.2)	36.0 (96.8)	36.0 (96.8)	34.0 (93.2)	32.0 (89.6)	31.5 (88.7)	32.0 (89.6)	31.0 (87.8)	28.0 (82.4)	36.0 (96.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	22.8 (73.0)	25.6 (78.1)	27.6 (81.7)	29.4 (84.9)	28.7 (83.7)	26.8 (80.2)	26.4 (79.5)	25.8 (78.4)	25.1 (77.2)	23.6 (74.5)	21.5 (70.7)	25.4 (77.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.5 (54.5)	13.9 (57.0)	16.4 (61.5)	18.8 (65.8)	20.8 (69.4)	21.0 (69.8)	19.9 (67.8)	19.6 (67.3)	19.1 (66.4)	17.5 (63.5)	14.9 (58.8)	13.1 (55.6)	17.3 (63.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	5.1 (41.2)	7.1 (44.8)	10.1 (50.2)	12.3 (54.1)	13.4 (56.1)	13.1 (55.6)	12.7 (54.9)	12.4 (54.3)	10.0 (50.0)	6.3 (43.3)	4.7 (40.5)	9.3 (48.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.0 (23.0)	−4.0 (24.8)	−0.5 (31.1)	1.0 (33.8)	3.0 (37.4)	7.0 (44.6)	8.5 (47.3)	8.0 (46.4)	3.5 (38.3)	1.0 (33.8)	−2.5 (27.5)	−7.0 (19.4)	−7.0 (19.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22.8 (0.90)	9.5 (0.37)	2.8 (0.11)	8.1 (0.32)	20.6 (0.81)	60.0 (2.36)	99.5 (3.92)	82.6 (3.25)	66.5 (2.62)	30.2 (1.19)	7.7 (0.30)	11.2 (0.44)	421.5 (16.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.6	1.5	1.0	2.0	4.0	7.9	11.2	10.0	8.8	4.7	1.8	2.5	58.0
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional^[10]^[11]

Main Highways

Federal

State

Carretera Estatal 25
Carretera Estatal 26
Carretera Estatal 39
Carretera Estatal 50
Carretera Estatal 62
Carretera Estatal 64
Carretera Estatal 147

Neighboring Municipalities

Distances

Aguascalientes: 34 miles.
Asientos: 27 miles.
Calvillo 66 miles.
Jesús María 30 miles.
Rincón de Romos 9 miles.

Economy

Main Sectors, Products, and Services

Agriculture

Most of the municipality's agriculture is irrigated.

Perennial

Spring and Summer

Autumn and Winter

Livestock

Industry

Small industrial plants and workshops, a glove assembly plant, a children's clothing factory, balcony workshops and some extraction of minerals.

Commerce

Many commercial establishments, grocery stores, butcher shops and bakeries.

Services

Telephone services and means of transport such as taxis and buses are offered.

Fishing

Fishing can be practiced in the Natillas dam, which mainly has the species of bass, tilapia and mojarra.

Socioeconomic Status

Cosío is significantly more disadvantaged socioeconomically compared the rest of Aguascalientes as a whole.

2020 Population Breakdown by Multidimensional Conditions of Poverty^[9]
	Population		Compared to State
Vulnerability	Count	Percent	Compared to State
Social Only	5138	32.2%	+6.6%
Economic Only	1583	9.9%	-1.2%
Moderate Poverty	5366	33.7%	+8.5%
Extreme Poverty	538	3.4%	+1%
Not Vulnerable	3316	20.8	+14.9%

Lack of Access to Basic Necessities

Access to Utilities

2020 Breakdown of Lack of Access to Utilities in the Home ^[9]
	Population Lacking Access
Necessity	Count (thousands)	%	Households	%
Water	3.1	18.1%	671	17.1%
Plumbing	0.2	1.3%	61	1.6%
Electricity	0.1	0.3%	14	0.4%
Chimneys (when cooking with wood or charcoal indoors)	0.3	1.5%	70	1.8%

Housing Issues

2020 Breakdown of Quality & Space Issues in Homes ^[9]
	Population Experiencing Issue
Issue	Count (thousands)	%	Households	%
Dirt Floors	0.2	1.0%	31	0.8%
Flimsy Roofing	0.1	0.7%	25	0.6%
Flimsy Walls	0.1	0.9%	31	0.8%
Overcrowded Homes	1.3	7.7%	196	5.0%

References

^ ^a ^b "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020". www.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cosío". Gobierno del Estado de Aguascalientes. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Fundación". Cosío, Aguascalientes. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Localidades y su población por municipio según tamaño de localidad" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Número de habitantes". INEGI (National Institute of Statistics and Geography). Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "Tabulados de la Encuesta Intercensal 2015" (xls) (in Spanish). INEGI. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ "INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Tabulados del Cuestionario Básico – Aguascalientes" [INEGI. 2020 Population and Housing Census. Basic Questionnaire Tabulations – Aguascalientes] (Excel) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2020. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cosío". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Unidad de Planeación y Evaluación de Programas para el Desarrollo (2022). "Informe anual sobre la situación de pobreza y rezago social 2022" (PDF). Gobierno de Mexico: Bienestar. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "Estado de Aguascalientes-Estacion: Cosio". Normales Climatologicas 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorologico Nacional. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Cosio 1978–2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.