Concepción del Oro Municipality
Municipality of Concepción del Oro | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Concepción del Oro within Zacatecas and Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 24°42′N 101°25′W / 24.700°N 101.417°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Zacatecas |
| Municipal seat | Concepción del Oro |
| Largest city | Concepción del Oro |
| Founded | 1587 |
| Municipality | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | J. Jesús Martínez Horta PRI |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,559 km2 (988 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,070 m (6,790 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 11,857 |
| • Largest city | 6,653 Concepción del Oro |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal Code | 98200, 98204, 98205, 98209-98212 |
| Area code | 842 |
| Website | Concepciondeloro |
Concepción del Oro is one of the 58 municipalities in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is located on the northern part of the state and it is bounded by the municipalities of Mazapil and El Salvador; it also lies next to the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers a total surface area of 2,559 square kilometers (988 sq mi).