Tizapán El Alto is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 105.53 square miles (273.32 km2).

Tizapán El Alto
Municipality and town
Coat of arms of Tizapán El Alto
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Tizapán El Alto is located in Mexico
Tizapán El Alto
Tizapán El Alto
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°09′31.2″N 103°02′35.7″W / 20.158667°N 103.043250°W / 20.158667; -103.043250
CountryMexico
StateJalisco
Date of FoundationDecember 29, 1529~
Government
 • TypeMunicipal government
 • Municipal presidentMartín Silva Ramírez
MC
Area
 • Total
273.32 km2 (105.53 sq mi)
 • Town5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
22,758
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Town
16,224
 • Town density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
C.P
49400
Area code376
Websitewww.jalisco.gob.mx/es/jalisco/municipios/tizapan-el-alto

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 22,758.[2]

Toponymy

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Tizapán means "place of chalk" ("lugar de tiza"), due to the banks of that non-metallic mineral that exist around; or, "water over the tizate" (the tizate is a shrub up to 20 feet tall, with a very white trunk and stems; ovate, lanceolate, rough leaves with jagged edges, and yellow flowers in heads. The decoction of the leaves and the root is used in traditional medicine).

History

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According to some scholars of anthropology, due to the pre-Cortesian vestiges that exist, the Toltecs inhabited this region without being able to specify exactly the date on which the settlements that were formed both in what is today the municipal seat and in its vicinity took place. Some affirm that back in the 7th century of our era, various tribes began to settle on the banks of Lake Chapala and also of the river today called La Pasión.[3] Oral tradition indicates that, after the conquest, a mixed congregation was formed, that is, of Indian and Spanish origin and indicates the date of December 29, 1529, since Don Alonso de Ávalos, cousin of Hernán Cortés and closely linked in interests to the conqueror, had already passed through these lands. The same tradition indicates as petitioners of the legal estate the Spaniards Juan de la Salud, Lorenzo Manuel Taracho Tadeo, Bernardino de los Reyes, Pedro Joseph, Concepción de los Ángeles, Silvestre de los Santos, Ignacio Cupertino and Cristóbal Nolasco, as well as the indigenous Roque Jorge, Franco Javier, Diego Salvador, Gregorio Magdaleno and Juan Evangelista. All of them with their respective families that multiplied until they formed what was then called the Estancia de Tizapán and several decades later San Francisco Tizapán. On March 27, 1824, it was assigned to the canton of Sayula, and to the department of Zacoalco. In 1825 he continues to belong politically to Sayula and the 3rd. Department of Zacoalco, having under its jurisdiction the Haciendas of Santa Ana and San Francisco Javier, adjacent to its head. In 1837, in the jurisdiction of Sayula belonging to Zapotlán el Grande. In 1843 it belongs to the 4th District of Sayula and to the first party of that city. In 1878, always belonging to Sayula, it passed to the 2nd Department of Zacoalco. In 1886, by decree of General Ramón Corona, at the same time Governor of the State, Tuxcueca was segregated from Tizapán, to become a municipality. In 1886, La Manzanilla was integrated as a Police Station and in 1890, Decree 426, created the Civil Registry Office, being included, within the designated police station, the ranches of La Tuna Manza, Las Cuevas, Agua Escondida, La Cañada, La Soledad, La Peña, and Palos Verdes. In 1896, it became part of the 7th Canton of Chapala by decree 747 of December 30 of that same year. In 1906, by decree of Governor Miguel Ahumada, the La Manzanilla Police Station became a municipality. In 1924, the Estancia de Columba was erected as a police station and in 1947 that of El Volantín. The municipality has the municipal seat, 2 delegations and 9 municipal agencies.

Geography

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Location

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Tizapán el Alto is located in the Southeast region of the state of Jalisco, between coordinates 20°0240″ — 20°5615″ north latitude and 102°3606″ — 103°0940″ west longitude; at a height of 5026 feet meters above sea level.

The municipality borders to the north with the Lake Chapala and the municipalities of Chapala and Poncitlán; to the east with the State of Michoacán; to the south with the municipality of La Manzanilla de la Paz, and to the west with the municipality of Tuxcueca.

Climate

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The climate in Tizapán in summer is warm semi-humid with occasional rains reaching a maximum of 86°F. During the winter it is cold, with winter showers reaching a minimum of 44.6°F. The average annual rainfall is 112.5 dcl per season. During the fall and the spring it is usually semi-humid with occasional intermittent showers. Average annual temperature of 75°F.

Hydrography

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Its hydrological resources are provided by the river of La Pasión; through the streams: San José, San Vicente, El Bosque, El Laurel, El Refugio, Las Mesas, Los Coyotes, Las Moscas, El Mezquitillo, El Regadío, Zarco, La Soltera, and Las Trancas; also, the Lake Chapala and the dams: El Volantín, El Refugio, Los Cuatro, and Palos Altos.

Topography

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Half of its surface is made up of flat areas (50%), with elevations ranging from 4,920 to 5,250 feet above sea level; semi-flat areas make up 40% of the surface, with elevations ranging from 5,250 to 5,905 feet asl, and rugged areas (10%) with heights ranging from 5,950 to 6,890 feet asl.

Soils

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The territory is made up of land belonging to the Quaternary period. The composition of the soils is predominantly Vertisol Pélic and Chromic types, Nitosol Humic and Feozem Haplic. The municipality has a land area of 67,540 acres (27,332 hectares), of which 33,940 acres are used for agricultural purposes, 18,118 for livestock, 6,425 for forestry, 690 for urban land, and 8,365 for other uses. As far as property is concerned, an extension of 23,267 acres is private and another of 44,271 is ejido. There is no communal property.

Flora and fauna

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Crow.

Its vegetation is basically made up of oak, huisache, palo dulce, juniper, nopal, spiny hackberry, tepame and other species. Tizapán has grassland vegetation, pine-oak forest to the south, and to the north lies the Lake Chapala.

Deer, coyote, rabbit, hare, squirrel, fox, armadillo, badger, opossum, black vulture, crow, and other minor species inhabit this region.

Economy

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Livestock: bovines, equines, goats, pigs, beehives.
Agriculture: stand out corn, beans, sorghum, broccoli, onion, cabbage.
Commerce: establishments dedicated to the sale of basic necessities and mixed stores that sell various items predominate.
Mining: it has deposits of stone quarry, sand, gold, silver and gravel.

Towns

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  • Tizapán el Alto — municipal seat[4]

There are two delegations:

  • Ejido Modelo, known also as Villa Emiliano Zapata
  • El Volantín

There are nine municipal agencies:

  • Churintzio
  • Colonia Madero
  • El Refugio
  • El Zapote
  • La Cañada
  • La Rosa Amarilla
  • Los Sauces
  • Mismaloya
  • Villa del Lago

Government

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Municipal presidents

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Municipal president Term Political party Notes
Blas Ortega[5] 1867–1868
N/A 1869–1874
Felipe Zapién 1875
Serapio Neri 1876
José María Navarrete 1877
Francisco de P. Arias 1878
Rafael Vera 1879
Felipe Macías 1880
Bernardino Magaña 1881–1882
Luis Anguiano 1883
Cecilio Beltrán 1884–1885
Tiburcio Castillo 1886
Eligio Sánchez 1887
Tiburcio Castillo 1888
Ignacio Anaya 1889
Raúl Magaña 1890
Ignacio Anaya 1891
Eligio Sánchez 1892
Norberto Vázquez 1893
Ignacio Anaya 1894
Lauro Magaña 1894
Eligio Sánchez 1895
Felipe Macías 1896
Mariano Moreno 1897
A.D. Martínez 1898
Eligio Sánchez 1898
Jesús Zambrano 1899
Agustín Guízar Barrios 1900
Timoteo Ruiz 1900
Aureliano Alcocer 1900
Agustín Guízar Barrios 1900
Timoteo Ruiz 1901
Antonio Guerra y Zepeda 1902
Ramón Amezcua 1903
Timoteo Ruiz 1904
Francisco de P. Arias 1905
Zacarías Cárdenas 1906
Rafael Chávez 1907
Evaristo Flores 1908
Rafael Chávez 1909–1911
Salvador de la Cerda Rocha 1912
Francisco Jiménez Michel 1913
N/A 1914–1948
Ramón Garza Madrigal 1949 PRI  
Mauro Torres Aguilar 01-01-1950–31-12-1952 PRI  
Severo Cortés Barajas 01-01-1953–31-12-1955 PRI  
Ernesto Zepeda Beltrán 01-01-1956–1957 PRI  
Miguel Hernández Ruiz 1957–1958 PRI  
Carlos Moreno Ruiz 1959 PRI  
Luis Castañeda Navarro 1960–1961 PRI  
J. Jesús Rubio Neri 01-01-1962–31-12-1964 PRI  
Pablo Anaya Díaz 01-01-1965–31-12-1967 PRI  
José Ma. Sotelo Anaya 01-01-1968–31-12-1970 PRI  
David García Haro 01-01-1971–31-12-1973 PRI  
Luis Flores García 01-01-1974–31-12-1976 PRI  
Gilberto Reyes Madriz 01-01-1977–31-12-1979 PRI  
Salvador Cárdenas García 01-01-1980–31-12-1982 PRI  
Cutberto Moreno Alcántar[6] 01-01-1983–31-12-1985 PST  
Jesús Berrospe Díaz 01-01-1986–31-12-1988 PRI  
J. Santos Degollado Zepeda[7] 01-01-1989–1992 PRI  
Salvador Cárdenas García[8] 1992–1995 PRI  
Austreberto Anaya Anguianoi[9] 1995–1997 PRI  
Alfredo Flores Castañeda[10] 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 PRI  
Ernesto Ochoa Buenrostro[11] 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 PAN  
Alfredo Flores Castañeda[12] 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 PRI  
Ramón Martínez Morfín[13][14] 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 PRI  
Salvador Ávalos Cárdenas[15] 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 PAN  
Ramón Martínez Morfín[16] 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 PRI  
PVEM  
Coalition "Compromise for Jalisco"
José Santiago Coronado Valencia[17][18] 01-10-2015–30-03-2018 PRI   Applied for a temporary leave to run for reelection, which he got
Alfredo Martínez Enciso 30-03-2018–2018 PRI   Acting municipal president
José Santiago Coronado Valencia[19] 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 PRI   Was reelected on 1 July 2018
Martín Silva Ramírez[20] 01-10-2021– MC  

References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ "Tizapan El Alto". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "Tizapán el Alto | Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco". www.jalisco.gob.mx. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  4. ^ "Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco. Tizapán el Alto. Subtitle: Autoridades Auxiliares". Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. Tizapán el Alto" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Cómputo del Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco en las Elecciones de munícipes, 1982. Tizapán el Alto. Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores (PST): 1417 votos. PRI: 1145 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1988. Tizapán el Alto. PRI: 2540 votos. Coalición Cardenista Jalisciense (CCJ): 840 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1992. Tizapán el Alto. PRI: 2658 votos. Partido del Frente Cardenista de Reconstrucción Nacional (PFCRN): 1706 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1995. Tizapán el Alto. PRI: 2672 votos. PAN: 2582 votos. Partido del Frente Cardenista de Reconstrucción Nacional (PFCRN): 1125 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes, 1997. Tizapán el Alto. PRI: 1932 votos. PAN: 1690 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 1390 votos. PRD: 408 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes del 12 de noviembre de 2000. Tizapán el Alto. PAN: 3145 votos. PRI: 2558 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 945 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Integración de votos correspondientes a cada partido por municipio, elecciones del año 2003. Tizapán el Alto. PRI: 3679 votos. PAN: 2565 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 301 votos. PVEM: 267 votos. PRD: 139 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Listado de presidentes municipales electos, Jalisco" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco. CEEJ. Resultado de los cómputos municipales, 5 de julio de 2006. Tizapán el Alto. PRI: 2568 votos. PAN: 2192 votos. PC: 1567 votos. PRD-PT: 725 votos. PVEM: 97 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2009. Ayuntamiento de Tizapán el Alto. PAN: 4432 votos. PRI-Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 2500 votos. Convergencia: 711 votos. PVEM: 284 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 242 votos. PRD: 234 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración ayuntamientos 2012. Anexo V. Tizapán el Alto. PRI-PVEM: 3784 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 1697 votos. PAN: 1606 votos. PT-MC: 1426 votos. PRD: 368 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. ^ "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. Tizapán el Alto. PRI: 4201 votos. PVEM: 1694 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 1633 votos. PAN: 1372 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 328 votos. Morena: 158 votos. MC: 46 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Acta número 045 de la Sesión Extraordinaria del H. Ayuntamiento de Tizapán el Alto, Jalisco, de fecha 30 de marzo de 2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Integración de ayuntamientos, 2018. Anexo 4. Tizapán el Alto. PRI: 5394 votos. PAN: 1737 votos. PT-Morena-PES: 918 votos. MC: 505 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 170 votos. PVEM: 162 votos. Partido Nueva Alianza (Panal): 31 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco. IEPC Jalisco. Resultados de la elección de munícipes. Proceso electoral concurrente 2021. Integración de ayuntamientos 2021. Tizapán el Alto. MC: 3997 votos. PRI: 3227 votos. Partido del Trabajo (PT): 1086 votos. PAN: 524 votos. Hagamos: 130 votos. Fuerza por México: 32 votos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.