Cañitas de Felipe Pescador
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| Cañitas de Felipe Pescador | |
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| Official Name | Cañitas de Felipe Pescador |
| Country - State: - Municipality |
 MexicoZacatecas Cañitas de Felipe Pescador |
| Population (2005) | 8 522 hab |
| Altitude | 2 020 msl |
| Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude: |
24° 15' N 102° 30' W |
| Foundation - Foundation: |
1921 |
| Major | Rogelio Monreal Durón |
| Political party | - |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 |
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| Postal code | 98480 |
| Area code | 458 |
| Website: www.felipepescador.com | |
Cañitas de Felipe Pescador is a city in the Mexican state of Zacatecas
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[edit] History
The first habitants of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador where the Huichol indians. In 1918 the region started to become populated with people who lived of agriculture and grazing animals. It was until 1921, when governor Donato Moreno grants a motion to legally fund Cañitas with the expropriation of haciendas, where presently the city lies. By doing so it was requested for the formation of an Ejido which led to Cañitas rising to the level of Independent Congregation of the Municipality of Fresnillo.
In 1921 the first school was founded with the name of Carlos A. Carrillo, which placed special attention to environmental education. That same year the train station is installed in Cañitas and the community of La Colorada is moved to Cañitas.
It wasn't until November 19, 1958 that Cañitas goes from being a Congregation to become a Municipality. Gilberto Montes Monsiváis was named Municipal president and that same year elections are held in which Herón Domínguez was declared the winner and became the first elected municipal president of Cañitas de Felipe Pescador (1959-1961). [1]
[edit] Population
The Municipality of Cañitas has a population total of 9,069 inhabitants which represents 0.68% of the state population of which, 4,506 are male and 4,563 are female.
[edit] Religion
Most of the population is Catholic with 93.83 porcent, Protestants and Evangelics follow with 2.87% and the remainder are Seventh Day Adventists and Neo-Pentecostalists with 6.17 %.
