San José del Rincón
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San José del Rincón | |
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 Arch on the Angangueo–San José del Rincón highway at the Michoacán–Mexico state border | |
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  San José del Rincón Location in Mexico  San José del Rincón San José del Rincón (State of Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°39′38″N 100°09′09″W / 19.66056°N 100.15250°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Mexico |
| Established | 2002 |
| Seat | San José del Rincón Centro |
| Government | |
| • President | Jesús Rolando Rangel Espinosa |
| Area | |
• Total | 489 km2 (189 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 2,747 m (9,012 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 91,345 |
| 93,878 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 1,638 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal code of seat | 50660 |
| Area code | 712 |
| Demonym | Montero |
| Website | Official website |
San José del Rincón is a municipality in the State of Mexico. Its inhabitants are referred to as monteros.[5]
San José del Rincón is located in the western part of the State of Mexico on its border with Michoacán. From north to south, it borders the municipalities of El Oro, San Felipe del Progreso, Villa Victoria and Villa de Allende in the State of Mexico, and the municipalities of Tlalpujahua, Senguío, Angangueo, Ocampo and Zitácuaro in Michoacán. The municipality covers an area of 489 square kilometres (189 sq mi).[3] The highest point in the municipality is the Cerro de Cabrero in the south, at 3,260 metres (10,700 ft) above sea level.[6]
The northern part of the municipality lies within the Lerma River basin, while the southern part lies in the Cutzamala River sub-basin of the Balsas River system, and is drained by the Arroyo Grande[6] which flows southeast into Villa Victoria Reservoir, which is part of Mexico City's water supply.
Forests cover 30.7% of San José del Rincón and are mostly located in the mountainous western part of the municipality,[2] where the predominant trees are oyamel and pine.[5] These forests are protected as part of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.[6] The rest of the land in the municipality is mainly used for agriculture and livestock grazing. Soils in the municipality are mostly andosols with isolated areas of planosols in the northeast and cambisols in the east.[6]
The climate is temperate sub-humid with rainy summers. Average temperatures range between 12 and 18 degrees Celsius. Frost can occur between December and March; February and March bring winds and dust. More than 100 mm of rain falls in each of the months from June to September.[6]
