Jiutepec

Article summary

Jiutepec is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos. The name Jiutepec comes from the Nahuatl name Xiutepetl, which means "the precious stones hill". The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. Over recent decades Jiutepec has merged into neighboring Cuernavaca so that on its northeasterly edges it forms one geographically contiguous urban area with the latter. The Cuernavaca metropolitan area not only includes these two municipalities, but also Temixco, Emiliano Zapata, Xochitepec, and Tepoztlán municipalities, for a total population of 1,027,562 (February 2018 figure also includes Huitzilac and Tlaltizapán). According to the 2015 census the city of Jiutepec had a population of 153,704 while the municipality reported 214,137 inhabitants. The city and the municipality rank second in population in the state, behind the city and municipality of Cuernavaca. The municipality has an area of .

Key claims

1. date of death: 1918-03-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1938-07-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1934 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1530 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. employees: 2,600 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. population: 214,137 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. population: 162,427 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. population: 14,525 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. population: 7,282 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. population: 1,318 meters — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. population: 2,092 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. students: 551 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. students: 22,163 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. students: 11,853 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1918-03-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1938-07-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1964". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1934". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1530". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the employees is "2,600 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the population is "214,137 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the population is "162,427 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the population is "14,525 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the population is "7,282 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the population is "1,318 meters". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the population is "2,092 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the students is "551 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the students is "22,163 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the students is "11,853 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
18. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376261329