Tancanhuitz is a town and one of the 58 municipalities of the state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.[2] It is located in the southeastern part of the state, approximately 330 km (210 mi) from the city of San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers an area of 134.05 km².
Name
The name Tancanhuitz comes from the Wastek language, and means Place of Flowers or Canoe of yellow flowers.[3]
The name Tancanhuitz was already in use by the time of the 1826 constitution of San Luis Potosí, which named Tancanhuitz as one of ten sections of the state.[4][5] In 1932, the state government established the location as a city with the name Pedro Antonio Santos.[4] The name was officially changed to Ciudad Santos in 1975, then to Tancanhuitz de Santos in 1981.[4] Another change in 2003 established the current official name as Tancanhuitz.[3][4]
Demography
As of the 2005 census, it had a total population of 20,495, of which 10,180 were men and 10,315 were women.[6]
Geography
Location
Tancanhuitz is located in the southeastern part of the state, at 21° 36’ northern latitude, and 98° 58’ western longitude. It is at an average height of 200 meters above sea level.
The territory covered by the municipality is mostly rugged, although there is a small flat region to the north of the municipal capital. *The geology of the region is classified as Mesozoic,* and the land is used primarily for raising livestock, forestry, and agriculture.[7] The municipality belongs to the Panuco hydrologic region.[8] Its water resources are supplied by the Oxitipa, Tampaón, and Coy Rivers. There are also some seasonal creeks there, such as the Tancanhuitz, as well as several springs.
^ abcd"Tancanhuitz de Santos" (in Spanish). INAFED Instituto para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2018-05-01. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^"Constitucion Política del Estado Libre de S. Luis Potosí (1826)" (in Spanish). 1826. Retrieved November 6, 2018. [Art.] 7. En lo sucesivo se dividirá el Estado en los partidos siguientes: á saber, en los de Catorce, Guadalcazar, San Luis, Santa Maria del Rio, Ojo-caliente, Rioverde, Tancanhuitz, Valle del Maiz, Venado, y Villa de Valles.