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Alaquines is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is 19 km away from Cárdenas.
Alaquines, San Luis Potosi | |
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Municipality and town | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | San Luis Potosí |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Alaquines | |||||||||||||
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| 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
editFounded 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
editThe City of Alaquines agreed to fix the road from Alaquines to San Jose del Corito that will be completed in 2009.[needs update]
Communities
editThe town's population is divided into 10 communities, which are listed as follows:
- Colonia Indigena
- Las Tuzas
- Rancho de Pro
- Los Morales
- La Cañada
- Martínez
- Rancho Nuevo
- Maldonado
- Las Huertas
- El Pasito de San Francisco
- El Sabino
- San José del Corito
- San José de Palmas
Mayors of Alaquines
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Alaquines, San Luis Potosí". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
