Concepción Del Oro Municipality
Concepción del Oro is one of the 58 municipalities in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is located on the northern part of the state and it is bounded by the municipalities of Mazapil and El Salvador; it also lies next to the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers a total surface area of 2,559 square kilometers (988 sq mi).
Population
In the 2005 census Concepción del Oro reported a population of 11,857. Of these, 6,653 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.
Geography
Concepción del Oro is located on the northern part of the state and it is bounded by the municipalities of Mazapil and El Salvador; it also lies next to the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers a total surface area of 2,559 square kilometers (988 sq mi).
Climate
| Climate data for Concepción del Oro (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.9 (1.06) |
13.6 (0.54) |
12.4 (0.49) |
20.8 (0.82) |
34.7 (1.37) |
51.6 (2.03) |
77.0 (3.03) |
61.3 (2.41) |
59.4 (2.34) |
34.6 (1.36) |
17.6 (0.69) |
24.8 (0.98) |
434.7 (17.11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 63.7 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional | |||||||||||||
Economy
Agriculture is one of the main economical activities in Concepción del Oro, it is based in temporary harvesting of mainly: beans, maize, oats, barley and wheat.