Cihuatlán

Cihuatlán is a coastal municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Its main city is also named Cihuatlán.

Not to be confused with Cihuatán, Cihuatlán (Aztec Province), or Zihuatlan.
Cihuatlán
Municipality and town
Town square in Cihuatlán, showing church building and plaza
Town square in Cihuatlán, showing church building and plaza
Coat of arms of Cihuatlán
Coat of arms
Municipality location in Jalisco
Municipality location in Jalisco
Cihuatlán is located in Jalisco
Cihuatlán
Cihuatlán
Location in Mexico
Cihuatlán is located in Mexico
Cihuatlán
Cihuatlán
Cihuatlán (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°15′N 104°34′W
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total501.3 km2 (193.6 sq mi)
 • Town4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total40,139
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Town
18,787
 • Town density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central (US Central))

Etymology

The word Cihuatlán is compounded of two words of Nahuatl origin, a language spoken in central Mexico since the seventh century AD and the language of the Aztecs: Zihua, woman, and Tlán place; therefore in Cihuatlán means place of women.

History
Cihuatlán and the Marabasco river delta

The town was founded on the Marabasco River, and at the time of the Spanish conquest its population was about 500 women and only 20 men. The first Spanish expedition to the Jalisco coastal zone was led by Gonzalo de Sandoval.

By decree of the President of the Republic of Mexico, on December 16, 1825, the harbour Barra de Navidad was rebuilt in order to accommodate local and foreign trade.

Coat of arms

The Cihuatlán coat of arms is in a French style with cross-sectioning. In the upper left section is the image of a pre-Hispanic woman's head. In the upper right section is a ship sailing on the sea. In the bottom left section is a religious building and in the bottom right section, a view of a fertile valley.

Most important villages
  • Cihuatlán, 15,697 inhabitants (2005)
  • Melaque 6,379 inhabitants
  • Barra de Navidad 3,386 inhabitants
  • Jaluco 2,182 inhabitants
  • Emiliano Zapata 1,589 inhabitants

Notable people
  • Nestor Enrique Valencia Guerrero, June 9, 1965, grandson to former municipal president of Cihuatlán, Ramon Valencia Torres, Mayor and Councilmember of the City of Bell, California, USA. First Mayor in the United States that welcomed immigrant children from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, in 2014. Also, his civic actions for the City of Bell changed government transparency laws.

Government

Municipal presidents
Municipal president Term Political party Notes
Heliodoro Trujillo[2] 1904-1911
Juan Murguía 1912
Hilarión Pardo 1913
J. Guadalupe Cárdenas 1919
Tomás Huerta 1920
Elías Salas 1921
Victoriano Bobadilla 1922
Tomás Huerta 1923
Marcelo García Araiza 1924
J. Natividad Arreola 1926
Domingo Rojas 1927
Calixto Castrejón G. 1928
Nazario Pineda 1929
Jesús Morett S. 1930 PNR
José Godoy Uribe 1931 PNR
Everardo Hurtado 1932 PNR
Jesús Morett 1933 PNR
Tomás Huerta 1934 PNR
Manuel González R. 1934 PNR
Amador Araiza 1935 PNR
Pedro García Araiza 1936 PNR
J. Guadalupe Cázares 1937 PNR
Pomposo Preciado 1938 PNR Last one-year term
Ramón Valencia 1939-1940 PRM First biennium
Luis Salaiza 1941-1942 PRM
Amador Araiza 1943-1944 PRM
Cosme Morán C. 1945-1946 PRM
Abel Ochoa Huerta 1947-1948 PRI
Cosme Morán C. 1949-1952 PRI
Pedro Corona 1953-1954 PRI
Juan Cárdenas R. 1955-1956 PRI
Alfonso Orozco 1957-1958 PRI Last biennium
Rogelio Salas G. 1959-1961 PRI First triennium
Cosme Morán C. 1962-1964 PRI
Telésforo Salas F. 1965-1967 PRI
Mariano Velasco 1968-1970 PRI
J. Jesús Morett M. 1971-1973 PRI
Manuel Muñoz C. 1974-1976 PRI
Vicente Morett M. 1977-1979 PRI
Salvador Figueroa B. 1980-1982 PRI
Alberto Macías Solís 1983 PRI
Maximino Oregón Hernández 1984-1985 PRI
José Antonio Morán Araiza 1986-1988 PRI
Vicente Barrientos Díaz 1989-1992 PRI
Arturo Salas Hernández 1992-1995 PRI
José Antonio Morán Araiza[3] 1995-1997 PRI
Armando Zúñiga Cárdenas[4] 01-01-1998–31-12-2000 PRI
Jesús Enrique Morett Mendoza[5] 01-01-2001–31-12-2003 PRI
Martín Ortiz Quintero[6][7] 01-01-2004–31-12-2006 PAN
Enrique González Gómez[8][9] 01-01-2007–31-12-2009 PRI
Roberto Gallardo Ruiz 01-01-2010–30-09-2012 PAN
Jesús Huerta Aguilar[10] 01-10-2012–30-09-2015 PAN
Fernando Martínez Guerrero[11] 01-10-2015–31-03-2018 MC He applied for a temporary leave, to run for reelection, which he got, after moving to PRD political party
Carlos Alfonso Rodarte Vázquez[12] 01-04-2018–19-07-2018 MC Acting municipal president
Fernando Martínez Guerrero[13] 20-07-2018–30-09-2018 PRD Resumed
Fernando Martínez Guerrero[14] 01-10-2018–30-09-2021 PRD He was reelected on 1 July 2018
Jorge Eliseo Salas Chávez[15] 01-10-2021– MC

See also

References
  1. Citypopulation.de
  2. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Jalisco. Cihuatlán" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco, CEEJ. Elección de munícipes, 1995. Cihuatlán. PRI: 3168 votos. PRD: 2797 votos. PAN: 2623 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco, CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes de 1997. Cihuatlán. PRI: 4289 votos. PRD: 2916 votos. PAN: 1550 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco, CEEJ. Resultados de la elección de munícipes de 12 de noviembre de 2000. Cihuatlán. PRI: 4400 votos. PAN: 4182 votos. PRD: 968 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco, CEEJ. Integración de votos correspondientes a cada partido por municipio. Cihuatlán. PAN: 4394 votos. PRI: 3370 votos. PRD: 3095 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. "Consejo Electoral del Estado de Jalisco, CEEJ. Integración de Ayuntamientos 2003. Cihuatlán. Martín Ortiz Quintero, presidente municipal. Partido: PAN" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. "Resultado de los cómputos municipales, de 5 de julio de 2006. Cihuatlán. PRI: 4381 votos. PAN: 3118 votos. PRD-PT: 3053 votos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. "Resultados de las elecciones de 5 de julio de 2006. Cihuatlán. Enrique González Gómez, presidente municipal. Partido: PRI" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jaliso, IEPC Jalisco. Anexo V. Cihuatlán" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  11. "Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del Estado de Jalisco, IEPC Jalisco. Resultados de las elecciones de 7 de junio de 2015. Anexo 5. Cihuatlán. Fernando Martínez Guerrero, presidente municipal. Partido: MC" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. "Alcalde y regidor de Cihuatlán pidieron licencia para ausentarse del cargo". Radio Costa (in Spanish). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. "Alcalde de Cihuatlán presidió la primera sesión de ayuntamiento a su regreso". Radio Costa (in Spanish). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  14. "IEPC Jalisco. Proceso electoral 2018. Anexo 4. Cihuatlán. Integración del Ayuntamiento. Fernando Martínez Guerrero, presidente municipal. Partido: PRD" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. "Movimiento Ciudadano gana siete de nueve recuentos para presidencias municipales". UdgTV (in Spanish). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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