Tarimoro, Guanajuato

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'''Tarimoro''' is the municipal seat of the municipality of Tarimoro in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

Tarimoro is known for its peanuts and bricks. Every September, they celebrate the saint of the city, a custom in Mexico, San Miguel. They have giant floats and schools from the municipal come and march in honor of the Saint. They also tall costumes where they use to dance around the plaza.

== History == The original settlement was a community of Otomi people who were later conquered by the Purépecha. The latter named this place Tarimoro, which means "Place of willows." The town was founded back in the epic of colonization by Don Lucas of San Juan on January 3, 1563. In 1910, its name was changed to Ciudad Obregon Gonzalez, by decree of the state Congress, in honor of the then state governor, Joaquin Gonzalez Obregon. However, the official name was later changed back to Tarimoro.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

== Geography == Tarimoro is located in Guanajuato. It is bordered to the north by Celaya, to the northwest by Apaseo del Alto, to the west by Jérecuaro, to the south by Acámbaro and to the west by Salvatierra.

Tarimoro represents 1.8% of the area of the State of Guanajuato; this is equal to {{convert|366.88|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. It has 64 residents per square kilometer (166/square mile).

Important localities of this town include La Noria de Gallegos, Panales de Jamaica, La Moncada, Galera de Panales, and Acebuche. '''San Juan Bautista Cacalote''' was historically a pueblo of the Cacalote Indians.<ref name="kelly">{{cite book |last1=Kelly |first1=J. Charles |title=Jumano and Patarabueye: Relations at La Junta de los Rios |date=1 January 1986 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0-915703-05-0 |page=61 |language=en}}</ref>{{refn|Alternate spellings include ''Calcalote'' or ''Chajalote''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barnes |first1=Thomas C. |last2=Naylor |first2=Thomas H. |last3=Polzer |first3=Charles W. |title=Northern New Spain: A Research Guide |publisher=University of Arizona |url=https://open.uapress.arizona.edu/read/northern-new-spain-a-research-guide/section/1f21260b-5632-4c85-a79f-dde8198f2c5c |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref>}}

=== Climate === The weather is humid with rain in the summer. The average annual temperature is 19.9 °C (68 °F). The average annual rainfall reaches 700 millimeters. The maximum and minimum temperatures are 36 °C (97 °F) and 2 °C (36 °F).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://proteccioncivil.guanajuato.gob.mx/muni_socio/tarimoro_socio.htm |title=protección civil |accessdate=7 December 2008}}</ref>

{{Weather box | location = Tarimoro, Guanajuato (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–2020) | single line = Y | metric first = Y | Jan record high C = 35 | Feb record high C = 35 | Mar record high C = 38 | Apr record high C = 39 | May record high C = 42 | Jun record high C = 40 | Jul record high C = 39 | Aug record high C = 39 | Sep record high C = 38 | Oct record high C = 40 | Nov record high C = 36 | Dec record high C = 35 | year record high C = | Jan high C = 23.8 | Feb high C = 25.9 | Mar high C = 28.4 | Apr high C = 30.4 | May high C = 31.1 | Jun high C = 28.8 | Jul high C = 26.8 | Aug high C = 27.0 | Sep high C = 26.5 | Oct high C = 26.3 | Nov high C = 25.2 | Dec high C = 24.4 | year high C = 27.0 | Jan mean C = 15.0 | Feb mean C = 16.8 | Mar mean C = 19.1 | Apr mean C = 21.2 | May mean C = 22.5 | Jun mean C = 21.5 | Jul mean C = 20.1 | Aug mean C = 20.3 | Sep mean C = 19.9 | Oct mean C = 18.8 | Nov mean C = 16.8 | Dec mean C = 15.5 | year mean C = 19.0 | Jan low C = 6.3 | Feb low C = 7.6 | Mar low C = 9.8 | Apr low C = 12.0 | May low C = 13.9 | Jun low C = 14.3 | Jul low C = 13.5 | Aug low C = 13.6 | Sep low C = 13.4 | Oct low C = 11.4 | Nov low C = 8.4 | Dec low C = 6.7 | year low C = 10.9 | Jan record low C = -1 | Feb record low C = -5 | Mar record low C = 0 | Apr record low C = 5.5 | May record low C = 4 | Jun record low C = 2 | Jul record low C = 9 | Aug record low C = 1 | Sep record low C = 5 | Oct record low C = 2 | Nov record low C = -1 | Dec record low C = -3 | year record low C = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 14.7 | Feb precipitation mm = 13.1 | Mar precipitation mm = 13.1 | Apr precipitation mm = 6.9 | May precipitation mm = 34.9 | Jun precipitation mm = 137.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 175.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 168.4 | Sep precipitation mm = 132.4 | Oct precipitation mm = 42.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 12.9 | Dec precipitation mm = 5.4 | year precipitation mm = 756.4 | Jan rain days = 3.5 | Feb rain days = 2.2 | Mar rain days = 3.7 | Apr rain days = 4.0 | May rain days = 9.1 | Jun rain days = 14.0 | Jul rain days = 18.0 | Aug rain days = 16.7 | Sep rain days = 14.5 | Oct rain days = 7.3 | Nov rain days = 3.5 | Dec rain days = 2.0 | year rain days = 98.5 | source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional<ref name="SMN">{{cite web |url=https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Normales9120/gto/nor9120_11078.txt |title=NORMAL CLIMATOLÓGICA 1991-2020: TARIMORO |publisher=Servicio Meteorológico National |language=es |format=TXT |access-date=November 27, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127051815/https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Normales9120/gto/nor9120_11078.txt |archive-date=November 27, 2024 }}</ref><ref name=extremas>{{cite web |url=https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Med-Extr/gto/medex11078.txt |title=VALORES EXTREMOS: TARIMORO |publisher=Servicio Meteorológico National |language=es |format=TXT |access-date=November 27, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127051916/https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/tools/RESOURCES/Normales_Climatologicas/Med-Extr/gto/medex11078.txt |archive-date=November 27, 2024 }}</ref> }}

== Agriculture == The main crops are corn, sorghum, peanuts, and sweet potato. Of the 84 hectares (208 acres) sown during the agricultural year of 2000, 75.9% were temporary and 24.1% irrigation.

Livestock was recorded in the following figures:{{clarify|date=July 2019}}{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} *Bovine 5,592 *Pork 9,908 *Sheep 1,249 *Caprino 690

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060908010109/http://tarimoro.guanajuato.gob.mx/ Official site of Tarimoro Municipality]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarimoro, Guanajuato}} Category:Populated places in Guanajuato Category:Populated places established in 1563 Category:1563 establishments in New Spain

Tarimoro, Guanajuato

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