Cuauhtémoc Municipality, Colima

Cuauhtémoc
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Municipality of Cuauhtémoc in the state of Colima
Cuauhtémoc Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°19′41″N 103°36′10″W / 19.32806°N 103.60278°W / 19.32806; -103.60278Coordinates: 19°19′41″N 103°36′10″W / 19.32806°N 103.60278°W / 19.32806; -103.60278
Country	Mexico
State	Colima
Municipal seat	Cuauhtémoc, Col.
Municipality created	15 January 1915
Government
– Municipal President
Area
– Total	373.2 km2 (144.1 sq mi)
Elevation	940 m (3,084 ft)
Population (2005)
– Total	25,576
– Density	68.5/km2 (177.5/sq mi)
Postal code	28500
Area code(s)	312
Demonym

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 (down from 26,771 five year earlier), of whom 7,513 lived in the municipal seat.

The municipality was created on 15 January 1915. Its name honours the last tlatoani of the Aztec people, Cuauhtemoc.

Settlements in the municipality

• Cuauhtémoc, Colima (municipal seat; 2005 population 7,513)
• Quesería (population 8,133)
• El Trapiche (2,700)
• Buenavista (1,200)
• Alcaraces (1,800)

All the municipality's other settlements have fewer than 1,000 inhabitants.

References

• "Cuauhtémoc, Col.". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. INAFED. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/Colima/Mpios/06005a.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-03.