Lagunillas, Michoacán

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Lagunillas is a town in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Lagunillas

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[edit] HISTORY

During the colonial period, a group of people arrived to this town. At the beginning this site was called “Hacienda de Lagunillas” The town was the center of the economic and social life. In the year 1930, as a result of the Agrarian reform, Lagunillas received the title of town. On August 8th of 1950 the congress of the town converts Lagunillas as a seat.[1]

[edit] SOCIO DEMOGAPHIC PROFILE

According to the INEGI in 1990 until this year in he own existed to 9 indigenous people, of who 5 were men and 4 women. In 1190 the population of the town of Lagunillas represented 0.05 per cent of the total of the estate. For 1995 there were 1536 habitants. The population of Lagunillas has grown 1.5 per cent per year. The density of population is 38.3 habitants per km2. The number of women is bigger than the number of man. For the year of 1994, 209 births and 24 deaths appear ed. The most common religion is the catholic.[2]

[edit] ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

The main crops in significance order are: corn, kidney bean and alfalfa. It represents 40% of economic activity. Cattle farming represents of economic activity. Livestock, pigs, poultry, bovine, horses and sheep’s are raised. T he town has food and brick manufacture industries that represents 10% of economic activities. Forest exploitation represent 10% of economic activity, pine and encino occupy the forest surface, which is worked. Lagunillas has itself natural landscapes for touristic development. The trade is constitutes by little shops where first and second necessity products are issued. Lagunillas has lodgings and food services, and foreign transport to cover the demand.[3]

[edit] CULTURE AND TOURISM

There are many celebrations, dances and traditions. But the most important is the anniversary of the foundation of the town that takes place on October 5th. Art craft are: Talabartería (that consist in the treatment of fur) and Pottery. Gastronomy: Carnitas and nopales prepared in different ways. Weather: he weather is tempered with some rains in summer. It has an annual pluvial precipitation. Temperatures that oscillate of 11, 2 to 38.5ºC. Hydrography consists in: the rivers “Prieto” and the river “Cuanajo.”[4][5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ (1983) X Censo de Población y vivienda 1980. 
  2. ^ Los Municipios de Michoacán. México: Centro Estatal de Estudios Municipales. 
  3. ^ Municipios. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  4. ^ Municipios. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  5. ^ Michoacán, Estudio Histórico, Económico y Fiscal.