Cuencamé (municipality)
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Cuencamé is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango
, in north-western Mexico
. The municipal seat lies at Cuencamé de Ceniceros. The municipality covers an area of 1324.9 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 31,616.
The average temperature is around 21.5°C. The annual rainfall is 392.1 millimeters.
, Coahuila
. In this area there is the Huarichic Canyon. These mountains spread until the Lerdo township. And the name of this Mountains is “Sierra Fernández”.
In this chain of the mountains lies a San Isidro peak that is a wall of this chain of the mountains.
In these mountains lie the Velardeña's valley and its mines. There are rural and steep mountains as a Guadalupe mountains that lies and combine the area landscape with Jimulco and Simon Bolivar, both of the Coahuila, state.
These two mountains Guadalupe and Jimulco shape the most wide canyon of this area, between them it spreads the Aguanaval river and the state railroad. The name of this mountain is “Jimulco Canyon”. The Aguanaval
river flow into the Nazas River, this is the main river in this area. The surrounding area to this mountains is arid and easy to watch the Cretaceous formation of the plates and layers of the ground.
In the recent years many of these streams have decreased substantially. The Cuencamé stream runs into the Nazas
river in the point named Rancho de Fernández. In the 50's they were built two dams to keep the mountains water in the area. These dams have had helping to the agriculture needs in this north area.
Municipalities of Durango
The Mexican state of Durango is divided into 39 municipalities :The Mexican postal service, Correos de México, provides an online lookup service for postal codes at .- Bibliography :The following resources are in Spanish....
, in north-western Mexico
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...
. The municipal seat lies at Cuencamé de Ceniceros. The municipality covers an area of 1324.9 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 31,616.
Climate
The area is semiarid. The ground is flat and surrounded by mountains.The average temperature is around 21.5°C. The annual rainfall is 392.1 millimeters.
Mountains
To the township North lies the San Lorenzo mountain. Between these mountains lie the main state highway and the railroad to TorreónTorreón
Torreón is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2010, the city's population was 608,836 with 639,629 in the municipality. The metropolitan population, including Matamoros, Coahuila, and Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in adjacent Durango,...
, Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
. In this area there is the Huarichic Canyon. These mountains spread until the Lerdo township. And the name of this Mountains is “Sierra Fernández”.
In this chain of the mountains lies a San Isidro peak that is a wall of this chain of the mountains.
In these mountains lie the Velardeña's valley and its mines. There are rural and steep mountains as a Guadalupe mountains that lies and combine the area landscape with Jimulco and Simon Bolivar, both of the Coahuila, state.
These two mountains Guadalupe and Jimulco shape the most wide canyon of this area, between them it spreads the Aguanaval river and the state railroad. The name of this mountain is “Jimulco Canyon”. The Aguanaval
Aguanaval River
-Geography:It originates in the southern Sierra Madre Occidental range of Zacatecas state, and flows generally north through Zacatecas and Durango states to empty into the endorheic Bolsón de Mapimí, in Coahuila state.-Use:...
river flow into the Nazas River, this is the main river in this area. The surrounding area to this mountains is arid and easy to watch the Cretaceous formation of the plates and layers of the ground.
Rivers, lakes, and springs
The main river in this area is the Cuencamé stream. All of the rivers in this area arrive to the Cuencamé stream. There are many small streams that in the rainy season are plenty of water. There is another stream near to San Pedro Ocuila and other named the “Arrieras”.In the recent years many of these streams have decreased substantially. The Cuencamé stream runs into the Nazas
Nazas River
The Nazas River is a river located in northern Mexico, in territory of the states of Coahuila and Durango. It is part of the endorheic Bolsón de Mapimí. It is only long, but irrigates an area of 71,906 km² in the middle of the desert. The Nazas is also nurtured by the San Juan, Ramos, Potreritos,...
river in the point named Rancho de Fernández. In the 50's they were built two dams to keep the mountains water in the area. These dams have had helping to the agriculture needs in this north area.