Municipality of Fresnillo

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The Municipality of Fresnillo is an administrative division in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, centered on the city of Fresnillo and known for its significant mining activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
municipality
administrativeCenter Fresnillo NERFINISHED
belongsTo United Mexican States NERFINISHED
borderedBy other municipalities of Zacatecas
capital Fresnillo NERFINISHED
contains city of Fresnillo NERFINISHED
rural localities in Fresnillo region
country Mexico
demographics predominantly Spanish-speaking population
economicImportance major mining hub in Zacatecas
electoralSystem Mexican municipal electoral system
governingBody Ayuntamiento de Fresnillo NERFINISHED
governmentType municipal government
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
commerce
livestock raising
mining
hasJurisdictionOver surrounding rural communities
urban area of Fresnillo
hasMiningTraditionSince colonial period
hasSettlementType municipality
isPartOf Zacatecas mining region NERFINISHED
knownFor gold mining
lead mining
silver mining
zinc mining
language Spanish
lawSystem Mexican law
locatedIn North-Central Mexico NERFINISHED
State of Zacatecas NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent North America
namedAfter Fresnillo NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf State of Zacatecas municipal system
primarySector mining industry
region north of the State of Zacatecas
seat Fresnillo NERFINISHED
secondarySector mineral processing
subdivisionName1 Zacatecas NERFINISHED
subdivisionType municipality
subdivisionType1 state
tertiarySector services related to mining
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
usesCurrency Mexican peso NERFINISHED

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Fresnillo isMunicipalSeatOf Municipality of Fresnillo