[2] The San Diego river, coming from the Northern mountains, crosses the city in its way to the Valencia Lake.

Now the service industry has overtaken agriculture as the area's main source of income.

[3] The municipality's population density is 706.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,831.1/sq mi).

The current mayor is León Jurado (ConEnzo), democratically elected with 49.05% [3] The previous mayor, Vicencio Scarano (2004-2014), was dismissed from his position for failing to comply with a ruling of the Supreme Court of Justice, in the who was asked to lift the barricades made during the demonstrations in the municipality in 2014.

Elections were held on May 25, 2014 to restore him (with his wife Rosa De Scarano as the winner with 88%).