Tecomán, Colima

Tecomán is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Colima, located at coord|18|92|N|103|88|W|type:city|display=inline,title, about 50 km south of the city of Colima. In the 2005 census the city had a population of 76,166 people, whereas the municipality's population was 98,150. It is the fourth-largest community in the state of Colima. The municipality has an area of 834.77 km² (322.31 sq mi). Near the coast on Federal Highway 200 is situated a rich agricultural region. Tecomán is known as the "World's Lime Capital".Fact|date=March 2007

Economy

The main economic activities of the area are:

* Agriculture: Limes, coconuts, tamarind, mango and bananas.
* Livestock: Cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and apiculture.
* Industrial: Citric and coconut agroindustry
* Mining: Domomitem, limestone and silver

Tourism

Nearby Beaches & recreational areas:

* Playa El Real. 10 km. south of Tecomán. Open sea, good surfing.
* Playa Boca de Pascuales. 12 km. from Tecomán. Surfing beach for the experienced. Enramadas serving fresh seafood.
* Playa de Tecuanillo. Narrow, fine-sanded, not-too-steep beach
* Laguna de Amela. Deep lagoon surrounded by lush vegetation.
* Laguna de Alcuzahue. Lagoon 8 km from Tecomán. Visit the Crocodile reserve.
* Playa Paraiso. Open sea, Ramadas serving delicious freshly cooked food with Coconut drinks. Usually a calm beach except during rainy season.
* Boca De Apiza.

References

* [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_Colima Colima] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

* [http://www.municipiotecoman.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Tecomán] Official website
* [http://www.surf-mexico.com/states/Colima/tecoman.htm Tecoman Info] http://www.tecomense.com.mx/

Other towns in Colima

* Comala
* Caleras
* Manzanillo
* Tecolapa Cofradia De Morelos Cofradia De Juarez Madrid Los Asmoles Ixtlahuacan Cuahutemoc