Río Grande, Zacatecas
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Río Grande is a city in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It serves as the municipal seat of the eponymous Río Grande Municipality. It is the fifth most populous city in the state, it is located in the north-central region of the state and has a population of 35,050 inhabitants, according to the 2020 Census. Río Grande is known as "El Granero de la Nación" for being one of the largest bean producers nationwide and also the largest trader of this legume in the country's predominant bean growing area.
History
Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the Río Grande area was inhabited by Chichimeca peoples such as the Guachichil and {{Ill|Irritila|es}}. Oral history holds that a Spanish settlement was founded at Río Grande on 18 August 1562. The town was recognized by the Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara on 5 March 1689 under the name Santa Elena de Río Grande.{{cite web |url=http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM32zacatecas/municipios/32039a.html |title=Río Grande |language=es |website=Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México |publisher=INAFED |accessdate=19 January 2018}}
Río Grande became the seat of its own namesake municipality, which was first incorporated as an ayuntamiento in the partido of Nieves in Zacatecas on 29 October 1833, and it became a free municipality on 19 August 1916.{{cite book |date=1996 |title=Estado de Zacatecas. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995. |pages=59, 117 |url=http://internet.contenidos.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/integracion/pais/divi_terri/1810-1985/zac/ZACATECAS.pdf |language=Spanish |location=Mexico |publisher=INEGI |isbn=970-13-1519-7}}
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, the climate of Río Grande has a warm semi-arid (Steppe climate).
{{Weather box
|location = Río Grande Zacatecas (1,912 msnm), 1951-2010
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|Jan high C = 21.0 |Jan record high C = 28.5
|Feb high C = 22.9 |Feb record high C = 29.5
|Mar high C = 26.3 |Mar record high C = 34.0
|Apr high C = 28.8 |Apr record high C = 35.0
|May high C = 30.9 |May record high C = 38.0
|Jun high C = 30.1 |Jun record high C = 39.0
|Jul high C = 27.2 |Jul record high C = 38.5
|Aug high C = 27.1 |Aug record high C = 32.0
|Sep high C = 26.2 |Sep record high C = 31.0
|Oct high C = 25.5 |Oct record high C = 33.0
|Nov high C = 23.7 |Nov record high C = 29.5
|Dec high C = 21.2 |Dec record high C = 29.0
|year high C = 25.9 |year record high C = 39.0
|Jan mean C = 11.1
|Feb mean C = 12.7
|Mar mean C = 15.9
|Apr mean C = 18.7
|May mean C = 21.3
|Jun mean C = 22.1
|Jul mean C = 20.6
|Aug mean C = 20.3
|Sep mean C = 19.3
|Oct mean C = 17.2
|Nov mean C = 13.8
|Dec mean C = 11.9
|year mean C = 17.1
|Jan low C = 1.3 |Jan record low C = -9.0
|Feb low C = 2.5 |Feb record low C = -7.0
|Mar low C = 5.4 |Mar record low C = -5.0
|Apr low C = 8.6 |Apr record low C = -5.0
|May low C = 11.7 |May record low C = 5.0
|Jun low C = 14.1 |Jun record low C = 8.5
|Jul low C = 14.0 |Jul record low C = 10.0
|Aug low C = 13.6 |Aug record low C = 9.0
|Sep low C = 12.4 |Sep record low C = 3.0
|Oct low C = 8.9 |Oct record low C = -2.5
|Nov low C = 3.8 |Nov record low C = -7.0
|Dec low C = 2.6 |Dec record low C = -8.0
|year low C = 8.2 |year record low C = −9.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 11.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 6.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 1.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 4.1
|May precipitation mm = 12.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 46.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 99.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 83.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 67.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 29.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 14.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 22.2
|year precipitation mm = 397.4
|unit rain days = 0.1 mm
|Jan rain days = 2.2
|Feb rain days = 1.2
|Mar rain days = 0.4
|Apr rain days = 1.1
|May rain days = 2.3
|Jun rain days = 7.1
|Jul rain days = 10.4
|Aug rain days = 11.4
|Sep rain days = 8.4
|Oct rain days = 4.4
|Nov rain days = 1.8
|Dec rain days = 3.1
|year rain days = 53.8
|source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional {{cite web |url=http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Normales5110/NORMAL32096.TXT |title=Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, Normales climatológicas 1951-2010, Estado: Zacatecas, Estación: Río Grande (DGE) |publisher=Servicio Meteológico Nacional |accessdate=15 December 2013}}
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Demographics
Río Grande is one of the 58 localities in its namesake municipality, and it is one of the two that is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 35,050 in the 2020 census,{{Cite web |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/mexico/zacatecas/r%C3%ADo_grande/320390001__r%C3%ADo_grande/|title=Mexico: Río Grande |publisher=City Population |date=26 December 2013 |accessdate=6 April 2023}} up from 32,944 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.{{cite web |url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=32&mun=039 |title=Resumen municipal: Municipio de Río Grande |language=es |website=Catálogo de Localidades |publisher=SEDESOL |accessdate=19 January 2018}}
Economy
The main economic activity in Río Grande is agriculture.
Río Grande produces 51,337 tons of beans per year, which makes it the largest producer of this legume in the country, according to the Zacatecas INEGI Statistical Yearbook,{{cite web|url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/sisnav/default.aspx?proy=aee&edi=2009&ent=32|title=Anuario Estadístico de Zacatecas|publisher=INEGI}} surpassing Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, which ranks 2nd, producing 40,530 annual tons according to the Nayarit INEGI Statistical Yearbook.{{cite web|url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/sisnav/default.aspx?proy=aee&edi=2009&ent=18|title=Anuario Estadístico de Nayarit|publisher=INEGI}} In the "Granero de la Nación" the area planted with beans, in 2008 was 70,450 hectares. According to 2005 data, the total area planted in crops was of 84,624 hectares.{{cite web|url=http://www.portalzacatecas.com/municipios/rio-grande/|title=Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal|website=www.portalzacatecas.com}}
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