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History

Etymology

The name Jilotepec derives from the náhuatl words jilote (tender or unripe corn) and tepetl (hill), literally "hill of tender corn." The name of one of the Aztec corn goddesses is Xilonen, so some scholars say Jilotepec signifies "hill of the corn goddess. In otomí the region was known as Ma-Denxi.

Prehispanic

The first group known to have settled in the Jilotepec region were the Otomí people who came from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. They lived there independently until 1379 when the Aztec tlatoani Acamapichtli conquered the region, bringing it into the Aztec empire. For the next hundred years the history is unclear but it is recorded that they were defeated again during the reign of Axayácatl, the sixth tlatoani of the Aztecs and once more during the reign of Ahuítzotl in 1487 to supply sacrifices for his coronation.

Colonial

Being part of the Aztec empire, when Tenochtitlán fell to Hernán Cortés and the Spanish in 1523, it became part of the new colonial empire. Some of the first Europeans to enter the Jilotepec region were the Franciscan monks Friars Alonso de Rangel and Antonio de Ciudad Rodrigo. Alonso de Rangel was one of the first Europeans to learn the otomí language which he used to preach to and convert the local population.

The first encomendero of Jilotepec was the lieutenant of Hernán Cortés, Juan Jaramillo, husband of La Malinche. The encomienda of Jilotepec was one of the best in the new colony and was contested amongst the descendants of Juan Jaramillo until 1604 when the Spanish crown retook possession of it and redistributed it.

Jilotepec was on the frontier of the colony in the 16th century. It was used as a launching point for the conquest of the Bajío region against the Chichameca tribes. Notable native caciques of this period include Nicolás de San Luis Montañez, Juan Bautista Valerio de la Cruz, and Hernando de Tapia, who commanded Otomí armies against the Chichameca tribes in the early days of the conquest of the Bajío.

Geography

Jilotepec lies in the north of the state of Mexico. To its north is the state of Hidalgo, to the south are the municipalities of Chapa de Mota and Timilpan, to the southeast is Villa del Carbón, to the east is Soyanilquilpan, and to the west are Polotitlán and Aculco.

Political Geography

There is one city in the municipality of Jilotepec, the municipal head Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez which is divided into six neighborhoods, or colonias: Colonia Centro, Javier Barrios, La Merced, El Deni, La Cruz de Dendho, and Xhisda.

There is only one village, or villa, the Villa de Canalejas

There are 23 towns, or pueblos:

Name	Population (2010)
Acazuchitlán	3,037
Agua Escondida	2,467
Aldama	2,005
Buenavista	2,151
Calpulalpan	3,800
Coscomate del Progreso	1,547
Dexcaní Alto	1,101
Dexcaní Bajo	1,426
Doxhichó	1,992
El Rosal	1,234
Ejido San Lorenzo Octeyuco	2,659
Las Huertas	3,931
San Lorenzo Nenamicoyan	2,008
San Lorenzo Octeyuco	685
San Martín Tuchicuitlapilco	1,942
San Miguel de la Victoria	3,238
San Pablo Huantepec	3,996
Santiago Oxthoc	1,124
Xhimohay	2,503
Xhixhata	2,195
El Saltillo	765
Las Manzanas	2,803
La Comunidad	2,589

There are 24 small towns, or rancherías:

Name	Population (2010)
Emiliano Zapata	154
Danxho	1,096
Dedeni Dolores	291
Denjhi	1,238
El Durazno de Cuauhtémoc	1,014
El Durazno de Guerrero	119
El Magueyal	1,236
El Majuay	136
El Rincón	691
El Xhitey	1,189
Ejido de Coscomate	1,452
Ejido de Jilotepec	801
La Huaracha	no data
La Maqueda	452
Llano Grande	311
Magueycitos	548
Mataxhi	253
Mexicaltongo	no data
Octeyuco 2000	1,158
Ojo de Agua	1,221
San Ignacio de Loyola	118
Santa Martha de la Cruz	250
Tecolapan	928
Teupan	895

Physical Geography

The primary geographical features of the region are fertile plains interrupted by hills and canyons. The municipality sits at the northern edge of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt physiographic region on the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The municipality is further divided by the subregions of the plains and mountains of Querétaro and Hidalgo to the north, and the lakes and volcanoes of Anáhuac comprising a small part of the municipality to the south. It is the fifth largest municipality in the state of Mexico.

Geology

The geological substrate of the municipality is primarily extrusive igneous rock, that is, volcanic in origin. These rocks are notable for the presence of basaltic lava flows, deposits of basaltic ash, slag, and pyroclastic rocks. Many of the older buildings in Jilotepec were build using these basaltic rocks.

The soil is mostly luvisolic, comprises 75% of the municipality's soil, and is particularly suited to agricultural industry though susceptible to erosion. About 15% of the soil is vertisolic and is located in the east of the municipality. This soil is prone to contraction in the dry season and is suited for grasses and grazing.

The primary mineral resource of the region is kaolin, a white clay that is useful in porcelain and medicine making. Other minerals that can be found in the municipality include chalcedony and tezontle.

Hydrology

Jilotepec is in the Alto Pánuco hydrologic region of the state of Mexico in the San Juan river basin. The most notable river in the municipality is the Coscomate which feeds into the Danxho resevoir and numerous streams such as Los Charcos, El Colorado, Dedeni, La Mina and 40 others. The Huapango resevoir is the municpality's largest at 120 million m³, followed by the Danxho with 31 million m³, and the Santa Elena with 5 million m³. In addition to other smaller streams and resevoirs the municipality is supplied with water by the San Pablo Huantepec spring which flows at 10 L/s.

The municipality has a good supply of underground water thanks to the high permeability of the soil in most of the region. The quality of the water is "acceptable" though it is contaminated with waste and untreated water, especially in the municipal head where the Coscomate River and Colorado Stream flow.

Fauna

Jilotepec has not done an exhaustive survey of the wildlife within its municipal borders but they do have an informal registry of species. There is a diversity of frogs, lizards, and snakes (only three of which are venomous) in Jilotepec. The birds of the region concentrate around the forests and lakes and represent the greatest diversity of wildlife in the municipality. The mammals of the region include common herbivores and carnivores such as weasels, coyotes, squirrels, and possums.

Fish

Only the charal is common to the region. It is commonly fished for food and typically dried. The charal has a wide tolerance for changes in weather common to the municipality throughout the year. Though it is easily found and commonly consumed, there is no industry actively exploiting the charal population in Jilotepec. Though not native to the region, carp (Cyprinus carpio) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) are commercially farmed, recently being introduced to the Huapango resevoir.

Amphibian Species

Common Name (English)	Common Name (Spanish)	Scientific Name	Image
Plateau Toad	Sapo de la Meseta	Anaxyrus compactilis
Canyon Tree Frog	Ranita de las Rocas	Hyla arenicolor
Ridged Tree Frog	Rana de Árbol Plegada	Hyla plicata
American Bullfrog	Rana Toro	Lithobates castesbeianus
Forrer's Grass Frog	Rana Pinta	Lithobates forreri
Montezuma Leopard Frog	Rana Montezuma	Lithobates montezumae
Mexican Tiger Salamander	Ajolote del Altiplano	Ambystoma velasci
Bell's Salamander	Tlaconete Pinto	Isthmura bellii

Reptile Species

Common Name (English)	Common Name (Spanish)	Scientific Name	Image
Transvolcanic Alligator Lizard	Lagarto Alicante del Popocatépetl	Barisia imbricata
Mexican Plateau Horned Lizard	Camaleón de Montaña	Phrynosoma orbiculare
Mesquite Lizard	Lagartija Espinosa del Mezquite	Sceloporus grammicus
Eastern Spiny Lizard	Lagartija Espinosa Mexicana	Sceloporus spinosus
Torquate Lizard	Lagartija Espinosa de Collar	Sceloporus torquatus
Duges' Spiny Lizard	Espinosa de Dugés del Este	Sceloporus dugesii
Largenose Earth Snake	Culebra Gris Nariz de Pala	Conopsis nasus
Mexican Kingsnake	Serpiente Real Mexicana	Lampropeltis mexicana
Bocourt's Black-headed Snake	Culebrita Cabeza Negra de Bocourt	Tantilla bocourti
Neotropical Whip Snake	Culebra Chirrionera Neotropical	Coluber mentovarius
Mexican Bull Snake	Alicante	Pituophis deppei
Baird's Patchnose Snake	Culebra Chata Mexicana	Salvadora bairdi
Mexican Garter Snake	Culebra de Agua Nómada Mexicana	Thamnophis eques
Blackbelly Garter Snake	Culebra de Agua de Panza Negra	Thamnophis melanogaster
Longtail Alpine Garter Snake	Culebra Listonada de Montaña Cola Larga	Thamnophis scalaris
Queretaran Dusky Rattlesnake	Cascabel Obscura de Querétaro	Crotalus aquilus
Western Dusky Rattlesnake	Cascabel Transvolcánica	Crotalus triseriatus
Black Tailed Rattlesnake	Cascabel de Cola Negra	Crotalus molossus

Bird Species

Common Name (English)	Common Name (Spanish)	Scientific Name	Image
Mexican Duck	Pato Mexicano	Anas platyrhynchos diazi
Northern Bobwhite	Cordorniz Cotuí Norteña	Colinus virginianus
Pied-billed Grebe	Zampullín de Pico Grueso	Podilymbus podiceps
Brown Pelican	Pelícano Pardo	Pelecanus occidentalis
Anhinga	Aninga Americana	Anhinga anhinga
Western Cattle Egret	Garza Ganadera	Bubulcus ibis
Turkey Vulture	Buitre Pavo	Cathartes aura
Cooper's Hawk	Gavilán de Cooper	Accipiter cooperii
Harris's Hawk	Aguilla de Harris	Parabuteo unicinctus
American Kestrel	Cernícal Americano	Falco sparverius
Killdeer	Chorlo Gritón	Charadrius vociferus
Mexican Dove	Tortolita Mexicana	Columbina inca
Eastern Whippoorwill	Chotacabras	Caprimulgus vociferus
Acorn Woodpecker	Carpintero Bellotero	Melanerpes formicivorus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird	Colibrí Coliancho	Selasphorus platycerus
Loggerhead Shrike	Alcaudón Americano	Lanius ludovicianus
Common Raven	Cuervo Grande	Corvus corax
Barn Swallow	Golondrina común	Hirundo rustica
Brown-backed Solitaire	Clarín Jilguero	Myadestes occidentalis
Northern Mockingbird	Cenzontle Común	Mimus polyglottos
Ocellated Thrasher	Cuitlacoche Manchado	Toxostoma ocellatum
Common Starling	Estornino Pinto	Sturnus vulgaris
Clay-colored Sparrow	Gorrión Pálido	Spizella pallida
House Finch	Pinzón Mexicano	Carpodacus mexicanus
Black-headed Grosbeak	Picogordo Tigrillo	Pheucticus melanocephalus
Great-tailed Grackle	Zanate Mexicano	Quiscalus mexicanus

Mammal Species

Common Name (English)	Common Name (Spanish)	Scientific Name	Image
Virginia Opossum	Tlacuache	Didelphis virginiana californica
Nine-banded Armadillo	Armadillo de Nueve Bandas	Dasypus novemcinctus mexicanus
Eastern Cottontail	Conejo de Monte	Sylvilagus floridanus connectens
Coyote	Coyote	Canis latrans cagottis
Gray Fox	Zorro Gris	Urocyon cinereoargenteus nigrirostris
Mexican Bobcat	Lince Rojo	Lynx rufus escuinapae
Long-tailed Weasel	Comadreja de Cola Larga	Mustela frenata frenata
American Hog-nosed Skunk	Zorrillo Cadeno	Conepatus leuconotus leuconotus
Ring-tailed Cat	Cacomixtle Norteño	Bassariscus astutus astutus
Southern Flying Squirrel	Ardilla Voladora	Glaucomys volans goldmani
Rock Squirrel	Ardillón de Roca	Otospermophilus variegatus variegatus
Mexican Gray Squirrel	Ardilla Gris Mexicana	Sciurus aureogaster nigrescens
Wood mouse	Ratón de Campo	Apodemus sylvaticus
Ghost-faced Bat	Murciélago Rostro de Fantasma	Mormoops megalophylla

Flora

Jilotepec's vegetation is predominantly semiarid grassland. In the north, the oak forests of Las Peñas are the largest in the state of Mexico. Throughout the municipality maguey, nopal, and tejocote are common, as well as many plants used in traditional medicinal recipes. There are two protected areas in Jilotepec: the state park El Llano Canalejas and the municipal park Las Sequoias as well as many smaller local parks and forests.

Climate

The climate of Jilotepec varies between Cwa and Cwb on the Köppen climate classification, meaning it's in a temperate zone with dry winters and warm to hot summers. The southern portion of the region is noticeably cooler than the northern region which is closer to the warmer region of the Bajío. Likewise, rain is more intense in the south of the state than in the north.

Monthly Climate Data

	Jan.	Feb.	March	April	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
Avg. Temp. (°C)	11.6	13.1	15.4	16.9	17.7	17.1	16.3	16.4	15.7	14.3	13.0	12.1
Avg. High Temp. (°C)	20.0	21.0	23.5	24.3	24.5	22.6	22.0	21.7	21.0	21.0	20.3	20.0
Avg. Low Temp. (°C)	3.2	4.3	6.5	8.0	10.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.6	8.5	5.0	3.5
Chance of Rain (%)	5.8	4.7	4.5	11.8	25.5	56.3	67.8	65.3	56.0	28.0	8.7	2.7
Avg. Rainfall (mm)	6.2	7.0	7.0	12.3	34.0	84. 0	104.7	96.3	87.3	41.3	11.3	3.7

Demographics

In 2010 there were 19,910 dwelling places in Jilotepec. Almost 13% of them didn't have access to a water utility. Nearly 27% didn't have access to a sewer system. 94% of homes had access to electricity. Nearly 32% of houses didn't have a refrigerator, over 57% didn't have a washing machine. Nearly 56% of the population did not have a car. 91% of municipal residents had a television but only 16% had a computer and just over 6% had access to the internet.

Population

Annual Population Data

Year	Population	Men	Women
2000	68,336	33,832	34,504
2010	83,755	41,088	42,667
2015	87,927	42,745	45,182
2016	89,100	43,208	45,892
2017	90,016	43,568	46,448
2018	100,808	49,552	41,256

Immigration

There is no significant migration to Jilotepec. In 2010, Over 99% of residents had been born in Mexico and 85% of the population had been born in the state of Mexico.

Age

In 2015, 29% of the population was under age 15, 27% were between the ages of 15 and 29, 21% were between the ages of 30 and 44, 13% were between the ages of 45 and 59, and 9% were older than 60. Women comprised 51% of the population.

Language

As of 2015, 99% of the population of Jilotepec speaks Spanish. Only 0.3% (321) of the population speaks an indigenous language.The most commonly spoken indigenous language is Otomí (162) followed by Náhuatl (45) and Mazahua (20).

Crime

Crime in Jilotepec has dropped noticeably over the 10 years between 2007 and 2017. Homicides have dropped from a high of 46 in 2012 to only 3 in 2017. There has been a similar decline in robberies from a high of 391 reported in 2010 to 134 in 2017. This is likely due to an expansion of economic opportunities brought about by the construction of large industrial plants and industrial parks.

Economy

The nature of the economy of Jilotepec has shifted over the last ten years. Agriculture and livestock have been the traditional sectors of the economy, but services and industry have made rapid gains. While the gross domestic product of agriculture has ebbed and flowed in the period from 2007 to 2017, the GDP of services and industries has swollen from MXN$427.83 million to MXN$725.08 million and MXN$569.5 million to MXN$1.469 billion.

Municipal Gross Domestic Product per Year:

Year	GDP (million MXN$)
2007	1,428.09
2008	1,574.46
2009	1,588.62
2010	1,834.98
2011	2,067.91
2012	2,356.6
2013	2,454.82
2014	2,219.78
215	2,399.36
2016	2,471.72
2017	2,613.5

Agriculture

One of the largest industries of Jilotepec is agriculture. In 2012, 15,572 ha was dedicated to cultivation with the vast majority (13,000 ha) dedicated to corn grain with an annual production of 63,000 tons. Oats were the second most important crop with 1,770 ha dedicated to its cultivation and 38,367 tons produced. Other important crops include barley, beans, and wheat. The principal perennial crops of the municipality are apples and peaches with an annual production of 33 tons and 133 tons respectively.

Livestock

Jilotepec is the leader of poultry production in the state of Mexico with 11,893 tons produced in 2018. It produced 1,181 tons of beef, .925 tons of goat, 67.83 tons of turkey, 160.348 tons of sheep, and 763.748 tons of pork. It produced .323 tons of beeswax, 14.9 tons of honey, 582.845 tons of eggs, 24.613 tons of wool and 24.613 tons of cow milk.

Industry

Jilotepec is perfectly situated between the metropolises of Mexico City and Querétaro to facilitate the production and delivery of goods. It is also on the border with the state of Hidalgo and therefore close to the large markets in Pachuca, Tulancingo, and Tula. Furthermore, two major highways intersect in Jilotepec: the Pan-american Highway and the Arco Norte which links the state of Mexico with Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, and Puebla. One of the first companies to take advantage of this was Truper which has built one of the largest industrial projects in the country there. This incentivized the construction of other projects in the municipality, most notably an industrial park in 2010 with an initial investment of MXN$13.5 billion pesos.

Other major businesses located in Jilotepec include ADS Mexicana, FLEXICO, Concreto Polimérico Castor, PROT A+M, Servicios Químicos y Maquilas, KALTEX, and recently distribution centers for General Motors and Liverpool. Despite these large capital investments, Jilotepec has failed to reach any agreements with these businesses, especially regarding their need for qualified workers. Nor have the municipalities two universities (El Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores and the Universidad Mexiquense del Bicentenario) developed academic programs to prepare locals for employment with these companies.

Markets

There are three covered markets in Jilotepec, two in the municipal capital (San José and Divina Providencia) each with 21 stalls, and a smaller one in Acazuchitlán. The municipality also has 13 tianguis, weekly open-air street markets. The largest of them occurs every Friday in Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez and can have over 1,600 vendors divided into three shopping districts: fruits, vegetables, and food; clothing and other items; and livestock. People come from as far as the neighboring state of Hidalgo to shop the Jilotepec tianguis.

Parks and Recreation

Las Peñas is the principal tourist attraction of Jilotepec. Located in the community of Dexcani Alto, its stone monoliths are ideal for climbing and mountain biking. Las Peñas also has the largest reserve of oak forest in the state of Mexico. There are dozens of climbing routes as well as cabins that one can rent. The best times to climb are between October and March when the seasonal rains have passed. Other activities of interest are horse riding and bird watching.

Sanctuary of Canalejas

Government

In 2012, the municipality took in over MXN$18.5 million in revenue, over MXN$2 million of which came from taxes. MXN$24.3 million was spent by the municipality in the same year with MXN$14.9 million being listed as personal services (servicios personales) and only MXN$72,900 being marked for public investment and MXN$1.5 million being spent to service the public debt. As of 2015, Jilotepec has the lowest public investment per capita of all of its municipal neighbors at MXN$552.54.

Municipal Presidents of Jilotepec

Municipal President	Time in Office	Political Party
Martín Cadena	1934-1935
Cirilo Franco Núñez	1936-1937
Pastor F. Maldonado	1938-1939
Luis Sánchez	1940-1941	PRM
Juan Soto Monroy	1942-1943	PRM
Francisco Buitrón M.	1944-1945	PRM
Pedro B. Noguez	1946-1948	PRI
Salvador Flores Parra	1949-1951	PRI
Juan Soto Monroy	1952-1954	PRI
Facundo Arciniega	1955-1957	PRI
Marcelino Sánchez B.	1958-1960	PRI
Daniel Maldonado R.	1961-1963	PRI
Dr. Jacob del Río	1964-1965	PRI
Mariano Franco Miranda	1965-1966	PRI
Dr. Heriberto Ortega	1967-1969	PRI
Daniel Maldonado R.	1970-1972	PRI
Mario Franco Miranda	1973-1975	PRI
Romualdo García Cruz	1976-1978	PRI
Lic. Josafat Sánchez	1979-1981	PRI
Rodolfo Noguez Soto	1982-1984	PRI
Prof. Javier Barrios G.	1985-1987	PRI
Lic. Regina Reyes Retana	1988-1990	PRI
Lic. Ricardo Garcia Maldonado	1994-1996	PRI
Heriberto Ortega Ramírez	1997-2000	PRI
Ricardo Aguilar Castillo	2000=2003	PRI
Marlon Martínez Martínez	2003-2006	APT
Felipe Vega Becerril	2006-2009	PRD
Jesús Sanchez García	2009-2012	C.C.
Edgar Castillo Martínez	2013-2015	CPEM
Felipe Vega Becerril	2016-2018	PNA
Agustin Bonilla Rodriguez	2019-2021	MORENA

Education

As of 2010, only 7% of the population above the age of 15 was illiterate. There were 293 schools open during the 2011-2012 school year employing 1,668 teachers with 29,588 students enrolled. In 2012 there were eight public libraries.

Infrastructure

The municipality of Jilotepec had 240 km of paved roads in 2018. The municipal capital houses the region's only bus station with 9 bus companies and 155 buses in service as of 2018, and is home to 7 taxi companies with over 100 cars and vans.