- Minatitlán Municipality, Colima
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Minatitlán — Municipality — Motto: La entereza del hombre vence Municipality of Minatitlán in the state of Colima Municipality of Minatitlán in the state of Colima Coordinates: 19°23′N 104°3′W / 19.383°N 104.05°WCoordinates: 19°23′N 104°3′W / 19.383°N 104.05°W 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
- ^ (Spanish) Cuautitlán y Minatitlán; en conflicto por un puente, Casimiro Castillo, El Sur, June 22, 2007. Accessed on line December 28, 2007.
- ^ (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.
- ^ (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.
Municipalities
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(municipal seats)Armería (Ciudad de Armería) · Colima (Colima) · Cuauhtémoc (Cuauhtémoc) · Manzanillo (Manzanillo) · Minatitlán (Minatitlán) · Comala (Comala) · Coquimatlán (Coquimatlán) · Ixtlahuacán (Ixtlahuacán) · Tecomán (Tecomán) · Villa de Álvarez (Villa de Álvarez)
Categories:- Municipalities of Colima
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