Amealco de Bonfil

Amealco is a municipality in the Mexican state o Querétaro.  Its name is thocht tae mean place o springs in Nahuatl. The municipality seat, cried Amealco forby, is locatit 63 km sootheast o Santiago de Querétaro. Its elevation is 2,605 meters abuin sea level, an the annual temperatur ranges frae 15 tae 20 °C. It is ane o the auldest settlements o Querétaro, being foondit in 1538 bi Fernando de Tapia (kent as Conín forby) an Nicolás de San Luis Montañez, who wad foond the State caipital an aw.

In the early 19t century, a group o French an Spainyie entrepreneurs settled in the ceity an began the loggin industry, which at its peak wis ane o the main suppliers o wood tae Mexico Ceity, an exportit wood tae Fraunce an the Unitit States an aw. The govrenments o these twa kintras issued diplomas kept in the Palacio Municipal that certify the quality o Amealco's products.

The Hñähñu or Otomí fowk are concentratit in the soothren and eastren pairts o the municipality, in 34 settlements. The main anes are Santiago Mexquititlán an San Ildefonso Tultepec.  They number aroond 20,000 fowk, or 36% o the total population. Amealco is the municipality wi the heichest concentration o indigenous fowk, wi amaist 80% o the State's total.

References
 Amealco de Bonfil , Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México , Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal, SEGOB.  Accessed on line November 15, 2007.

Freemit airtins
 Municipio de Amealco de Bonfil, Querétaro , offeecial govrenment wab steid.
 Amealco, lugar de manantiales (Querétaro), México Desconocido tourism web site.

Category:Municipalities o Querétaro
Category:Populatit places in Querétaro
Category:Populatit places established in 1538