Municipalities of Zacatecas
is a state in North Central Mexico that is divided into 58 municipalities. According to the 2015 Mexican Intercensal Survey, it is the state that has the 8th smallest population with inhabitants and the 8th largest by land area spanning.
Municipalities in Zacatecas are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors. Municipalities are responsible for public services, street lighting, public safety, traffic, supervision of slaughterhouses and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
The largest municipality by population in Zacatecas is Fresnillo, with 230,865 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro with 1,160 residents. The largest municipality by area is the municipality of Mazapil which spans, while Vetagrande is the smallest at.Municipalities
Defunct municipalities
- Sauceda Municipality Now part of Guadalupe.
- Sierra Hermosa Municipality Now part of Mazapil.
- Tenayuca Municipality
