Luis Moya, Zacatecas

Luis Moya
The Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the municipal seat of Luis Moya
The Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the municipal seat of Luis Moya
Luis Moya is located in Zacatecas
Luis Moya
Luis Moya
Location of Luis Moya
Luis Moya is located in Mexico
Luis Moya
Luis Moya
Luis Moya (Mexico)
Coordinates: 22°25′57″N 102°14′55″W / 22.43250°N 102.24861°W / 22.43250; -102.24861[1]
Country Mexico
State Zacatecas
Established5 February 1857
SeatLuis Moya
Government
 • Municipal presidentGuadalupe Silva Medina
Area
 • Total176.9 km2 (68.3 sq mi)
Elevation
[1] (of seat)
1,991 m (6,532 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census)[2]
 • Total13,184
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Seat
6,983
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
Postal codes
98770–98795[3]
Area code458
WebsiteOfficial website

Luis Moya is a municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas, located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of the state capital at Zacatecas. It is named after Luis Moya [es] (1855–1911), a colonel in the Mexican Revolution who was posthumously given the rank of brigadier general in 1939.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal" (in Spanish). SEGOB. 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference panorama was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Consulta de Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ Diccionario de generales de la Revolución (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 2. Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México [es]. 2014. pp. 696–699. ISBN 978-607-9276-49-2. Retrieved 19 June 2021.