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Amatitán is the seat of a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco, and is home to one of the world's largest tequila distilleries.
Amatitán | |
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 Municipality of Amatitán in Jalisco | |
  Amatitán Location in Mexico  Amatitán Amatitán (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 20°50′06″N 103°43′52″W / 20.835°N 103.731°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Jalisco |
| Municipal seat | Amatitán |
| Area | |
• Total | 172.6 km2 (66.6 sq mi) |
| • Town | 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 16,490 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Town | 12,180 |
| • Town density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central (US Central)) |
| postal code | 45380 |
| Area code | 374 |
It is the location of “La Hacienda de San José del Refugio”, a distillery which makes “Tequila Herradura” and “Tequila Jimador” and is the main source of employment for the residents of the town and surrounding communities.
The Town of Amatitán is the administrative center for the "Municipio de Amatitán" which also includes the surrounding communities of Santiaguito, Villa de Cuerámbaro, Chome, La Mata, La Conchilla, El Amarrilo, Agua Fría, Santa Rosa and several other smaller settlements.
Amatitán can be visited from Guadalajara by taking the Tequila Herradura Express, a train which runs on Saturdays from Guadalajara to Amatitán, there tourists are offered tours of the local distilleries and the nearby city of Tequila, located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Amatitán. Amatitán can also be reached from Guadalajara by car driving north on Mexican Federal Highway 15, it is a drive of about 45 minutes and the road is kept in fairly good shape.
The economy of the municipality of Amatitán, like that of the surrounding areas, relies heavily in the production of tequila beverage. Its agriculture is dominated by the cultivation of the agave plant, which is used to produce the tequila. The climate in Amatitán is hot and dry which suits the agave plant well. There is usually one rainy period during the year that lasts from June through September, when most of the residents grow their other dominant crop, corn, which requires significantly more water. There is virtually no artificial irrigation in the area and most farmers still depend on rainwater for the irrigation of their fields. Some residents also raise cattle and other livestock, mainly for regional consumption. The lifestyle of its inhabitants is mostly of a rural nature and the residents are mostly Catholic. Some commute daily or weekly to Guadalajara for employment. The area is also a source of immigrants to the United States, most of whom settle in California.
Government
editMunicipal presidents
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| Juan Cardona[2] | 1910–1911 | ||
| Maximiano Hernández | 1912–1913 | ||
| Florentino Orozco | 1914 | ||
| Fermín Hernández | 1915–1916 | ||
| Ismael Cruz | 1917 | ||
| Jesús Martínez | 1918 | ||
| Fermín Hernández | 1919 | ||
| Refugio Mendoza | 1919 | ||
| Domingo Ontiveros | 1920 | ||
| Ismael Cruz | 1920 | ||
| Juan Cardona | 1921 | ||
| Salvador Ontiveros | 1921 | ||
| Bartolo Cortez | 1922–1923 | ||
| Mauricio Meléndrez | 1924–1929 | ||
| Juan Cardona | 1930 | PNR 
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| Bartolo Cortez | 1931 | PNR
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| Emilio Hernández | 1932 | PNR
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| Juan Cardona | 1933–1934 | PNR
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| Mauricio Meléndrez | 1935 | PNR
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| Nicasio C. Rosales | 1936 | PNR
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| Alberto Meléndrez | 1937 | PNR
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| Silverio Franco | 1938 | PRM 
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| Pascual Villegas | 1939 | PRM
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| Nicasio C. Rosales | 1940 | PRM
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| Vicente Real | 1941–1942 | PRM
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| Rosendo Ramos | 1943–1944 | PRM
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| Ignacio Flores | 1945–1946 | PRM
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| Emilio Hernández Curiel | 1947–1948 | PRI 
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| Sebastián Rivera | 1949–1951 | PRI
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| Bartolo Cortez | 1952 | PRI
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| Florentino Orozco Camarena | 1953 | PRI
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Acting municipal president |
| José Rivera Ocampo | 1954 | PRI
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| Florentino Orozco C. | 1955 | PRI
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| Emilio Hernández O. | 1956–1957 | PRI
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| Martín Ortega Calderón | 1958 | PRI
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Acting municipal president |
| L. Ramiro Cortez M. | 01-01-1959–31-12-1961 | PRI
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| Salvador Rivera Lizardi | 01-01-1962–31-12-1964 | PRI
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| Alfredo Rivera Lizardi | 01-01-1965–31-12-1967 | PRI
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| L. Ramiro Cortez Martínez | 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 | PRI
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| Salvador Rivera Lizardi | 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 | PRI
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| Manuel Delgado Hernández | 01-01-1974–31-12-1976 | PRI
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| Ma. Guadalupe Guapo Rivera | 01-01-1977–31-12-1979 | PRI
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| David Calderón Zepeda | 01-01-1980–31-12-1982 | PRI
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| Rosendo Ramos Ontiveros[3] | 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 | PRI
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| Manuel Delgado Hernández | 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 | PRI
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| Salvador Rivera Cardona[4] | 01-01-1989–1992 | PRI
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| Zenón Vargas Gutiérrez[5] | 1992–1995 | PRI
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| Benjamín Aldana González[6] | 1995–1997 | PRI
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| Raúl Andrés Ontiveros Bahnsen[7] | 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 | PRI
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| Benjamín Aldana González[8] | 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 | PRI
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| Joel Rodríguez Saldívar[9] | 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 | PAN .svg){kind=logo}
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| Rubén Núñez Yera[10][11] | 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 | PRI
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| Eutimio Pérez Ocampo[12] | 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 | PRI .svg){kind=logo} Panal .svg){kind=small}
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Coalition "Alliance for Jalisco" |
| Jaime Villalobos Rivera[13] | 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 | PRI PVEM .svg){kind=small}
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Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco" |
| David Calderón González[14] | 01-10-2015–30-09-2018 | PAN PRD .svg){kind=logo}
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| Gildardo Partida Meléndrez[15] | 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 | Panal
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| Josué Saúl Pérez Ocampo[16] | 01-10-2021– | Morena 
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References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. Amatitán" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Cómputo del Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco en las Elecciones de munícipes, 1982. Amatitán. PRI: 1541 votos. Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores (PST): 263 votos. Partido Socialista Unificado de México (PSUM): 137 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1988. Amatitán. PRI: 1391 votos. Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ): 568 votos. PAN: 43 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1992. Amatitán. PRI: 2218 votos. Partido Popular Socialista (PPS): 736 votos. PAN: 38 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1995. Amatitán. PRI: 3042 votos. PAN: 907 votos. Partido Popular Socialista (PPS): 221 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1997. Amatitán. PRI: 2513 votos. PAN: 1191 votos. PRD: 727 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes del 12 de noviembre de 2000. Amatitán. PRI: 2398 votos. PAN: 1752 votos. PRD: 607 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Integración de votos correspondientes a cada partido por municipio, elecciones del año 2003. Amatitán. PAN: 2604 votos. PRI: 2238 votos. PRD: 335 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Listado de presidentes municipales electos, Jalisco" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultado de los cómputos municipales, 5 de julio de 2006. Amatitán. PRI: 1955 votos. PAN: 1471 votos. PRD-PT: 1397 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal) 1063 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2009. Ayuntamiento de Amatitán. PRI-Panal: 2286 votos. PRD: 2258 votos. Convergencia: 1026 votos. PAN: 806 votos. PVEM: 237 votos. PT: 140 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración ayuntamientos 2012. Anexo V. Amatitán. PRI-PVEM: 1912 votos. PRD: 1744 votos. MC: 1353 votos. PAN: 1324 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 1090 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Resultados de la elección de munícipes. Proceso electoral local ordinario 2015. Integración de ayuntamientos 2015. Amatitán. PAN-PRD: 2389 votos. PRI: 1822 votos. MC: 1654 votos. Morena: 498 votos. Partido Humanista (PH): 438 votos. PVEM: 365 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración de ayuntamientos, 2018. Anexo 4. Amatitán. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 2183 votos. PRI: 1814 votos. PAN-PRD-MC: 1763 votos. PT-Morena-PES: 1260 votos. PVEM: 455 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral concurrente 2021. Integración de Ayuntamientos, 2021. Amatitán. Morena: 1938 votos. MC: 1371 votos. PAN: 983 votos. PRI: 875 votos. PVEM: 863 votos. PRD: 862 votos. Hagamos: 402 votos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.