Calera de Víctor Rosales

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Coordinates: 23°26′02″N 102°55′10″W / 23.43389, -102.91944
Municipality of Calera de Víctor Rosales Calera
Location of Calera with in Zacatecas and Mexico
Country	Mexico
State	Zacatecas
Municipal seat	Víctor Rosales
Largest city	Víctor Rosales
Municipality	1868
Government
- Municipal President	Horacio Mejia Haro, PRD
Area
- Total	389 km² (150.2 sq mi)
Elevation	2,174 m (7,133 ft)
Population (2005)^[1]
- Total	36,106
- Largest city	29,626 Víctor Rosales
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
Postal Code	98500-98508, 98510, 98515, 98520
Area code(s)	478
Website: http://www.calera.gob.mx/

Calera is one of the 58 municipalities in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. It is located on the central part of the state of Zacatecas and it is bounded by the municipalities of General Enrique Estrada, Fresnillo, Villa de Cos, Pánuco, Morelos and Zacatecas. The municipality covers a total surface area of 389 square kilometers (150.2 sq mi)^[2]. The municipality makes up for 0.5% of the area of the state of Zacatecas.

[edit] History

Calera was born as a point of pass from Fresnillo and Zacatecas.

[edit] Population

In the 2005 census Apulco, reported a population of 36,106. ^[1] Of these, 29,626 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.