San Felipe (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe]), known colloquially as "San Felipe Torres Mochas" (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe ˈtores ˈmotʃas]), is a Mexican city and municipality located in the northwest region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 2,969.79 square kilometers (9.50% of the state's surface), making it the biggest municipality in terms of size. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ocampo, to the south by the municipalities of León and Guanajuato, to the southeast by the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo and to the east by the municipality of San Diego de la Unión. It borders to the north with the state of San Luis Potosí and to the west with the state of Jalisco. The municipality had 106,952 inhabitants as of 2010.[2]
San Felipe | |
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 The parish church and main square of San Felipe. | |
 Seal | |
 Location of San Felipe within Guanajuato | |
  San Felipe | |
| Coordinates: 21°29′00″N 101°13′00″W / 21.48333°N 101.21667°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Guanajuato |
| Foundation | January 21, 1562 |
| Founded as | Villa de San Felipe |
| Founded by | Francisco de Velasco |
| Named for | Philip II of Spain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Ángel Flores Solís[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,969.79 km2 (1,146.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,080 m (6,820 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 106,952 |
| • Density | 36.01/km2 (93.3/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | sanfelipense |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Website | sanfelipe.guanajuato.gob.mx |
History
editSan Felipe was founded by Francisco de Velasco on January 21, 1562, by orders of viceroy Luís de Velasco. The city was founded with the name of San Felipe in honor of King Philip II of Spain. In 1889 the name of the city was changed to "Ciudad González" in honor of the then governor of Guanajuato, Manuel González. The name of the city was again changed in 1938, this time to "Ciudad Hernández Álvarez", after governor Enrique Hernández Álvarez. In 1948 the city's name was reverted to the original name of "San Felipe". Regardless of the several official names the city was given through time, it was always colloquially known as "San Felipe Torres Mochas" (lit. "San Felipe stub-towers"), a nickname that persists to this day.[3]
Geography
editThe municipality is located in the northwest region of the state of Guanajuato. It has an area of 2,969.79 square kilometers (9.50% of the state's surface), making it the biggest municipality in terms of size. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ocampo, to the south by the municipalities of León and Guanajuato, to the southeast by the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo and to the east by the municipality of San Diego de la Unión. It borders to the north with the state of San Luis Potosí and to the west with the state of Jalisco.
Climate
edit| Climate data for San Felipe | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.6 (0.65) |
6.0 (0.24) |
3.1 (0.12) |
16.5 (0.65) |
37.9 (1.49) |
66.8 (2.63) |
113.8 (4.48) |
85.2 (3.35) |
71.1 (2.80) |
36.9 (1.45) |
11.6 (0.46) |
9.9 (0.39) |
475.4 (18.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 53.9 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
editAs of the census of 2010 there were 106,952 people and 22,830 households in the municipality, representing a population increase of 11,056 from the previous census in 2005. The population density was 36.01 people/km2 (93.3 people/sq mi), with an average of 4.7 people per household.[2]
Economy
editThe economy of the municipality is based mostly on the textile industry.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gobierno de San Felipe Torres Mochas. "Presidentes". Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. "San Felipe, Guanajuato". Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Secretaría de Gobernación. "San Felipe". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1971-2000 Archived 2013-02-21 at archive.today, National Meteorological Service of Mexico. Retrieved August 4, 2012 .
- ^ "Data". Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
External links
edit- San Felipe official website (in Spanish)
- Municipal data from the 2010 census (in Spanish)