Ameca, Jalisco
20.5483137 - 104.0475023Koordinaten: 20 ° 33 'N, 104 ° 3' W
Ameca is a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco in the region of Valles. Part of the county are adjacent to the town of Ameca, which is the largest city in the municipios and its administrative headquarters, still several dozen smaller places. The word comes from Ameca " Amecatl " from the Nahuatl language. It means " water line " and refers to the Río Ameca, which flows through the valley. Ameca moment is the venue of regional events of the state of Jalisco.
- 3.1 Media and Communication
- 3.2 Public bodies
- 3.3 Health care
- 3.4 Education
- 3.5 traffic
- 3.6 Living
Geography
Geographical location
The municipality of Ameca is centrally - located within the west of the state of Jalisco, about 83 km from Guadalajara. The coordinates are 20 ° 25 ' to 20 ° 42 ' north latitude and between 103 ° 53'15 " and 104 ° 17'30 " west longitude. The municipality has an area of 841.5 km ² and a population number of 56 681 people in 2000. According to the census in 2010, INEGI, the population is 57 340.
The municipality of Ameca borders the Municipalities of San Marcos, Etzatlán, Ahualulco de Mercado, Atengo, Tecolotlan, Teuchitlán, San Martín Hidalgo and Guachinango as well as to the state of Nayarit.
The largest surveys Amecas the hill La Tetilla and Cuauhtépetl ( Cerro del Águila ), which occupy a substantial part of the north of the municipios. In addition, there is an irregular structure by successive valleys and vast hills in almost all areas of municipios.
The water supply comes mainly from the Río Ameca, which is fed by the streams of El Cajon, Los Llanitos, La Barranca, La Arena, El Carrizo, Las Bolas and further to the north. In the south there are the sources of El Magistral, Arroyo Grande, El Zoquite, El Palmarejo, El Alamo and Las Canoas and other smaller tributaries. To ensure the supply, there are dams in San Ignacio de la Vega, Los Pocitos and Texcalame.
Places
In the district of Ameca there are several dozen villages. The places with 500 or more inhabitants are:
Geology
The surface consists of volcanic rock, acid and basaltic; in some areas there is also calcareous rock. In the municipality of various minerals occur, including gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc, barite, granite and diamond.
Climate
The climate in Ameca, is considered as a semi - dry in autumn and winter when dry. There are no clearly marked winter, all year reign hot - hot temperatures. The average annual temperature is 21.3 ° C, with an average rainfall of 864 mm, the rainy season extends from June to September. Winds are predominantly from the northeast and reign on average 10.9 days in temperatures below freezing.
Ground
The soil consists of Vertisol, coupled with Regosolen, Foezem and Planosol. The soil is suitable for agriculture and forage grass. The majority of the land is farmed Ejidal.
Vegetation
Most of the vegetation consists of oak, pine, mesquite, licorice, legumes, eucalyptus and fruit trees. In the municipality there are 9,862 hectares of forest.
Fauna
The fauna is home to wild boar, pumas, wild cats, badgers, squirrels, coyotes, rabbits, various birds and reptiles.
Culture and sights
For Buildings, Landmarks and regular events, see also City Ameca.
Infrastructure
Media and Communication
For communication provides the District mail, phone, Internet telephone and cable, voice and mobile, fax, radio and television signal.
One of the local radio stations include Radio Ameca XEED 900 AM La Lider, RADIO CUValles (belongs to the network of radio stations of the University of Guadalajara) XHUGA 105.5 FM.
Furthermore, the company Tele Cable offers a pay- TV service, which the independent programs "Our people " and "Our region Ameca " radiates, they are made by local producers.
Public institutions
There are many organizations in Ameca, including the Red Cross, Rotario Club, Club de Leones, civil protection and the elderly.
The district offers the inhabitants of electrical energy, parks and gardens, recreation centers, water, sanitation, markets, supply center, cemetery, court, flea market, storage rooms, public safety and sporty sports centers.
With regard to public utilities have 94.4 % of residents have running water. The sewer has a coverage of 86.4 %, 98.1 % of the population have electricity.
Health care
The health care in the district is mainly driven by public health care ( Seguro Popular) account, which is maintained by the Ministry of Health of the State. The field office Ameca forms the ninth branch of the State of Jalisco. There is also a clinic of the Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social - IMSS ), the Institute for security and public social services of the workers of the State ( ISSSTE ) and special hospitals of the Army ( Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional - SEDENA ). Ameca also has a counseling center for the prevention of AIDS.
Education
In the urban area there are a variety of different private and public schools, including the first Förderale School, José María Luis Mora 50, secondary school Patria, the Juana de Arco school and the school Niños Heroes, El CETIS 63, the Cecati 180 regional preschool Ameca and the CUValles ( University Centre of Valles ). The last two are part of the University of Guadalajara.
Thus Ameca is one of the districts within Jalisco and the Valles region, which invest heavily in education.
Traffic
The main roads are Ameca Guadalajara, which consists of four lanes, Ameca - Ameca Ahualulco Puerto Vallarta and San Martín. In addition, the network of unpaved roads is important, which connects the smaller communities and hamlets of the district capital.
Furthermore, there are between Ameca and Guadalajara a rail link for freight which is no longer in operation, however, for some time.
For non-urban connections there are both direct buses as well as buses with intermediate stops. Within the city you are moving on foot, by rental or private cars.
Live
The majority of the living space is privately owned, most of the houses are connected to water and electricity, and in a few cases with drainage.
The construction method is based on thin walls, brick and adobe bricks in the walls, vaulted or small ceramic tiles for the roofs.
According to the second census in 2005, the ward has a total of 13,664 housing units, of which 13,227 are as privately owned.