Purísima del Rincón
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Purísima del Rincón is a Mexican
municipality
located in the state of Guanajuato
. Its municipal seat is the city of Purísima de Bustos.
The municipality has an area of 288.44 square kilometres (0.95% of the surface of the state), and is bordered to the north and east by San Francisco del Rincón
, to the south by Manuel Doblado
, and to the west by the state of Jalisco
. The municipality had 44,778 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.
Purísima del Rincón is named after the Immaculate Conception
, while its municipal seat Purísima de Bustos (founded on January 1, 1603) was named after Hermenegildo Bustos, an artist born in the city.
The municipal president of Purísima del Rincón and its many smaller outlying communities is José Juventino López Ayala.
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...
municipality
Municipalities of Guanajuato
The Mexican state of Guanajuato is divided into 46 municipalities :- References :*Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía : «Principales resultados por localidad 2005 » ....
located in the state of Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
. Its municipal seat is the city of Purísima de Bustos.
The municipality has an area of 288.44 square kilometres (0.95% of the surface of the state), and is bordered to the north and east by San Francisco del Rincón
San Francisco del Rincón
San Francisco del Rincón is a city and municipality in the western part of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. The city serves as the municipal seat for the municipality of San Francisco del Rincón...
, to the south by Manuel Doblado
Manuel Doblado, Guanajuato
Manuel Doblado is a Mexican municipality located in the state of Guanajuato. Its municipal seatis the city of the same name. Manuel Doblado has an area of 810.43 square kilometres and is bordered to the north by Romita, Purísima del Rincón and San Francisco del Rincón, to the southeast by...
, and to the west by the state of Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
. The municipality had 44,778 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.
Purísima del Rincón is named after the Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
, while its municipal seat Purísima de Bustos (founded on January 1, 1603) was named after Hermenegildo Bustos, an artist born in the city.
The municipal president of Purísima del Rincón and its many smaller outlying communities is José Juventino López Ayala.