La Moncada is a small town in the

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. The town has a population of 5,100 and sits on the road from Tarimoro City to Federal Highway 51 (

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- Salvatierra segment), it was founded in 1877 as La Moncada San José.

Education

La Moncada has two public elementary schools—Primaria José María Morelos y Pavón and Primaria Netzahualcóyotl— and one private,

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elementary school—Primaria Niños Héroes. Most secondary students attend middle school at Secundaria Emiliano Zapata in nearby Charco Largo or Secundaria María Fuentes Sandoval in Tarimoro City.

Religion

Being in the Catholic conservative

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region of Mexico, La Moncada's population is highly religious. The town's main church is San José Obrero, which becomes the social centre in town each Sunday afternoon. It also has three smaller chapels scattered around town, including Capilla San José Carpintero, Capilla de la Virgen de Guadalupe, and Capilla San Antonio; in temples it outnumbers even the municipal seat at Tarimoro City (a city with about four times the population), by one.

Mayor

The current town mayor is Marco Lopez.

External links

Official site of Tarimoro MunicipalityPhotos from La Moncada
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