Minatitlán Municipality, Colima

Minatitlán
—  Municipality  —
Motto: La entereza del hombre vence
Municipality of Minatitlán in the state of Colima
Minatitlán Municipality of Minatitlán in the state of Colima
Coordinates: 19°23′N 104°3′W / 19.383°N 104.05°W / 19.383; -104.05Coordinates: 19°23′N 104°3′W / 19.383°N 104.05°W / 19.383; -104.05
Country	Mexico
State	Colima
Municipal seat	Minatitlán
Largest city	Minatitlán
Government
– Municipal president	Héctor Bautista Vázquez[1] ( PRI[2])
Area
– Total	215 km2 (83 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	7,478
– Density	34.8/km2 (90.1/sq mi)
	Data source: INEGI
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
INEGI code	008
Website	(Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Minatitlan, Colima, Mexico
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

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. Minatitlán borders the state of Jalisco to the northwest, the municipality of Manzanillo to the southwest, and the municipalities of Coquimatlán, Villa de Álvarez, and Comala to the southeast.^[3]

The municipality is Mexico's largest single source of iron ore.

References

1. ^ (Spanish) Cuautitlán y Minatitlán; en conflicto por un puente, Casimiro Castillo, El Sur, June 22, 2007. Accessed on line December 28, 2007.
2. ^ (Spanish) De acuerdo al PREP, aventaja PRI-PVEM en 8 alcaldías y 2 el PAN, el Comentario, July 3, 2006. Accessed on line December 28, 2007.
3. ^ (Spanish)"Minatitlán, Colima". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. INAFED. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/Colima/Mpios/06008a.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-28. 

External links

• (Spanish) Minatitlán, Colima Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México, INAFED
• (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Minatitlán, Colima municipal government website.