Cuauhtémoc Municipality, Colima

Cuauhtémoc
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Municipality of Cuauhtémoc in the state of Colima
Cuauhtémoc
Location in Mexico
Coordinates:
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

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

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