Santa María del Oro, Jalisco
Santa María del Oro | |
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Municipality and town | |
| Motto(s): Honestidad y Trabajo (Honesty and Work) | |
Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
| Coordinates: 19°35′14″N 102°54′35″W / 19.58722°N 102.90972°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Municipality | Santa María del Oro |
| Its name was then Santa María de Guadalupe (turned a political commyssaryship of the Municipality of Jilotlán de los Dolores) | 1 October 1889 |
| Incorporated as Manuel M. Diéguez Municipality | 6 January 1939 |
| Name of municipal seat changed to Santa María del Oro | 5 February 1997 |
| Name of municipality changed to Santa María del Oro | 11 April 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Municipal president | Guadalupe Sandoval Farías PRI |
| Area | |
• Total | 776.4 km2 (299.8 sq mi) |
| • Town | 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 1,815 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi) |
| • Town | 666 |
| • Town density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| Postal code | 49970 |
| Website | Santa María del Oro Municipality official government site |
Santa María del Oro is a town and municipality, in the Southeastern Region of Jalisco, in central-western Mexico, being the least populous and most sparsely populated municipality in Jalisco. The municipality covers an area of 776.4 km2.
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 1,815.