| Alaquines, San Luis Potosi | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality and town — | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | San Luis Potosí |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
Alaquines is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is 19 km away from Cardenas
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| Climate data for Alaquines | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24 (75) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.61 (74.50) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.83 (47.90) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
18 (0.7) |
23 (0.9) |
25 (1) |
46 (1.8) |
201 (7.9) |
226 (8.9) |
213 (8.4) |
224 (8.8) |
81 (3.2) |
28 (1.1) |
15 (0.6) |
1,123 (44.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
Founded in 1616 with the old name of San José de los Montes Alaquines. It is home to a beautiful legend which tells of its saint's wish (Santo Entierro)to stay in this colorful town.
The City of Alaquines agreed to fix the road from Alaquines to San Jose del Corito that will be completed in 2009.
The town's population is divided into 9 communities, which are listed as follows: