Santa María del Oro, Nayarit
Encyclopedia
Santa María del Oro is a municipality and municipal seat in the Mexican
state of Nayarit
. It is located in the south of the state and has boundaries with the municipalities of El Nayar
, Tepic
, Ahuacatlán
, Jala
, San Pedro Lagunillas
, La Yesca
, and Xalisco
. The population was 21,688 in 2005, with the municipal seat of the same name having 3,314 inhabitants. The total area was 912.90 km². See http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/nayarit/index.html for statistical information.
Sant María del Oro is famous for the crater lake of the same name, located east of the town. This lake has a modest tourist infrastructure and attracts many national and foreign tourists to the area.
The economy is based on tourism and agriculture. Corn, peanuts, and sugarcane are the most important crops. There is also a sizable cattle herd and the raising of poultry has increased in recent years.
The major river Río Grande de Santiago
crosses the northern region of the municipality.
Santa Maria Del Oro has recently been interrupted by the growing threat of Narco violence in the region. The presence of violent occurrences due to drug cartels has been increasing. Including the decapitation of a restaurant owner in the region.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
. It is located in the south of the state and has boundaries with the municipalities of El Nayar
El Nayar
El Nayar is a municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population was 30,551 in 2005 in a total area of 5,100 km². The municipal seat of Jesús María had a population of 1,520 in 2005. El Nayar is the home of the Huichol and the Cora Indians....
, Tepic
Tepic
Tepic is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Nayarit.It is located in the central part of the state, at.It stands at an altitude above sea level of some 915 meters, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometers north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco....
, Ahuacatlán
Ahuacatlán, Nayarit
Ahuacatlán is both a municipality and a municipal seat in the Mexican state of Nayarit. It is located in the southeastern part of the state and has boundaries with the following municipalities: in the north with San Pedro Lagunillas, Santa María del Oro and Jala; in the south with the state of...
, Jala
Jala, Nayarit
Jala is both a municipality and a town in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population of the municipality was 16,071 in 2005, in a total area of 364.60 square kilometers...
, San Pedro Lagunillas
San Pedro Lagunillas
San Pedro Lagunillas is both a municipality and the municipal seat of the same in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population of the municipality was 7,155 in a total area of 520 square kilometers...
, La Yesca
La Yesca
La Yesca is a municipality and the municipal seat of the same in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population of the municipality was 12,025 in a total area of 2,218.5 km². The population of the town and municipal seat was 356 inhabitants in 2005...
, and Xalisco
Xalisco
Xalisco is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The city had a population of 21,899 in the 2005 census while the municipality has an area of 290.6 km² and a population of 42,893...
. The population was 21,688 in 2005, with the municipal seat of the same name having 3,314 inhabitants. The total area was 912.90 km². See http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/nayarit/index.html for statistical information.
Sant María del Oro is famous for the crater lake of the same name, located east of the town. This lake has a modest tourist infrastructure and attracts many national and foreign tourists to the area.
The economy is based on tourism and agriculture. Corn, peanuts, and sugarcane are the most important crops. There is also a sizable cattle herd and the raising of poultry has increased in recent years.
The major river Río Grande de Santiago
Río Grande de Santiago
The Río Grande de Santiago is one of the longest rivers in Mexico, measuring up long. The river begins at Lake Chapala and continues roughly north-west through the Sierra Madre Occidental, receiving the Verde, Juchipila, Bolaños, and other tributaries...
crosses the northern region of the municipality.
Santa Maria Del Oro has recently been interrupted by the growing threat of Narco violence in the region. The presence of violent occurrences due to drug cartels has been increasing. Including the decapitation of a restaurant owner in the region.
External links
- Mexico Desconocido Article on the lake.
- Gold Trail to Santa Maria del Oro