Municipalities of Colima
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Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
is divided into ten municipalities (municipios
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
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National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing
The National Institute of Statistic and Geography is an autonomous agency of the Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information of the country...
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| 001|| Armería || Ciudad de Armería
Ciudad de Armería
Ciudad de Armería is a city in the south-central part of the Mexican state of Colima. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding Armería Municipality. With a 2005 census population of 14,091, Ciudad de Armería is the fifth-largest community in the state in terms of population.-External...
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| 002|| Colima || Colima
Colima, Colima
Colima is capital of the state of the same name, a city and municipality located in the center west of Mexico. It is located near the Colima Volcano, which divides the small state from that of Jalisco. Despite being the capital, the city is not the state’s main tourist attraction, eclipsed by...
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| 003|| Comala
Comala (municipality)
Comala is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima.The municipal seat lies at Comala. The municipality covers an area of 254 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 19,495....
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Comala
Comala is a town and municipality located in the Mexican state of Colima, near the state capital of Colima. It has been nicknamed the “White Village of America” as the facades of the buildings in town have all been painted white since the 1960s. The historic center of the town was declared a...
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| 004|| Coquimatlán
Coquimatlán (municipality)
Coquimatlán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima.The municipal seat lies at Coquimatlán. The municipality covers an area of 320.19 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 17,363....
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Coquimatlán
Coquimatlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Coquimatlán, in the Mexican state of Colima. As of 2005, it had a population of 11,374....
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| 005|| Cuauhtémoc || Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc, Colima
Cuauhtémoc is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. Its municipal seat is the city of Cuauhtémoc, Colima.The municipality of Cuauhtémoc covers a total surface area of 373.2 km². In the 2005 INEGI Census, it reported a total population of 25,576 ,of whom 7,513 lived in the municipal...
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| 006|| Ixtlahuacán || Ixtlahuacán
Ixtlahuacán
Ixtlahuacán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima.The municipal seat lies at Ixtlahuacán. The municipality covers an area of 468.7 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,484....
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| 007|| Manzanillo || Manzanillo
Manzanillo, Colima
The name Manzanillo refers to the city as well as its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port. Manzanillo was the third port created by the Spanish in the Pacific during the New Spain period...
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| 008|| Minatitlán || Minatitlán
Minatitlán, Colima
Minatitlán is a municipality of the Mexican state of Colima. Its municipal seat is the city of Minatitlán, Colima. Its principal economic activities are farming, ranching and mining...
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| 009|| Tecomán
Tecomán (municipality)
Tecomán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima.The municipal seat lies at Tecomán. The municipality covers an area of 834.77 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 98,150....
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Tecomán
Tecomán is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecomán in the Mexican state of Colima, about 50 km south of the city of Colima. In the 2005 census the city had a population of 112,726 people. It is the three-largest community in the state of Colima. The municipality has an area of...
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| 010|| Villa de Álvarez
Villa de Álvarez (municipality)
Villa de Álvarez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima.The municipal seat lies at Villa de Álvarez.The municipality covers an area of 428.4 km², and, in 2005, reported a total population of 100,121....
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