Agualeguas
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Agualeguas | |
|---|---|
  Agualeguas Location within Nuevo León  Agualeguas Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 26°18′0″N 99°40′48″W / 26.30000°N 99.68000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Aldo Castellanos Amaya[1] |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,382[2] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Agualeguas is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico, (26°19′N 99°32′W / 26.317°N 99.533°W). The name "Agualeguas" honors the first inhabitants of the region, the Gualegua tribe. It was recognized as a village on January 7, 1821, by the colonial government when Bro. Diego Velázquez declared it the village of "St. Nicholas of Gualeguas."
The municipality itself has an area of 980.9 km2 and is located 180 meters above sea level. According to the 2020 census, the municipality has a population of 3,382 inhabitants, a decrease of 1.8% from its 3,443 inhabitants according to the 2010 census data.
Municipal Presidents of Agualeguas
[edit]- (1935 - 1936): Oscar N. Escudero Gonzales
- (1989 - 1991): Reynaldo Canales Vela
- (1992 - 1994): Juan José Salinas García
- (1994 - 1997): Elio Molina Salinas
- (1997 - 2000): Vicente Canales Cantú
- (2000 - 2003): Ignacio de Jesús Castellanos Ramos
- (2003 - 2006): Vicente Canales Cantú
- (2006 - 2009): José Israel González Rodríguez
- (2009 - 2012): José Guadalupe García Garza
- (2012 - 2015): José Israel González Rodríguez
- (2015 - 2018): José Luis García Montemayor
- (2018 - 2021): Ignacio Castellanos Amaya
- (2021 - 2024): Ignacio Castellanos Amaya
- (2024 - 2027): Aldo Castellanos Amaya
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Mensaje del Alcalde". municipioagualeguas.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Principales resultados por localidad (ITER) 2020" (csv). National Institute of Statistics and Geography (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico:Agualeguas
- (in English) Gob. De Mexico Data Mexico: Agualeguas, Nuevo Leon
