Cuauhtémoc Municipality, Colima

Cuauhtémoc is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. Its municipal seat is the city of Cuauhtémoc, 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
Country	Mexico
State	Colima
Municipal seat	Cuauhtémoc, Col.
Municipality created	15 January 1915
Area
• Total	373.2 km^2 (144.1 sq mi)
Elevation	940 m (3,080 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	25,576
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	28500
Area code(s)	312

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. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2008-11-03.