- Xichú
Xichú is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the Northeast region of the state of
Guanajuato . The municipality is entirely within the Sierra Gorda range and has an area of 912.20 square kilometres (3.0% of the surface of the state). It is bordered to the north by the state ofSan Luis Potosí , to the east byAtarjea , to the south by the state ofQuerétaro and Santa Catarina and to the west by Victoria. The municipality had a population of 11,323 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. [Cite web | url=http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ | title=2005 Census | work=INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática | accessdate=2007-03-22] [Cite web | url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_guanajuato Guanajuato | title=Mexican Municipality Encyclopedia | work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | accessdate=2007-03-22] .In
pre-Hispanic times the area was known as Maxichú or "Sisterhood of my grandmother" [ [http://www.galeon.com/anatolio/xichu.htm PANORAMA GENERAL] "in Spanish". Retrived June 24, 2007. ] by the mostlyChichimeca inhabitants.The municipal president of Xichú and its many smaller outlying communities, which include Casitas, El Aguacate, El Guamuchil, El Milagro, Las Palomos, and Mesón de santa Rosa, is Perfecto González Carbajal.
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