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Mapimí Municipality
Mapimí is one of the 39 municipalities of Durango, in north-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Mapimí. The municipality covers an area of 7,126.7 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 25,137, up from 22,940 in 2005. In 2010, the town of Mapimí had a population of 5,623. Other than the town of Mapimí, the municipality had 283 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Bermejillo (9,149) and Ceballos (3,730), classified as urban. Located in the northeastern portion of the state, it borders the municipalities of Lerdo, Gómez Palacio, Tlahualilo, Villa Hidalgo, San Pedro del Gallo, San Luis del Cordero and Nazas. See also *Mapimí Silent Zone, an alleged area of radio silence In telecommunications, radio silence or Emissions Control (EMCON) is a status in which all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area are asked to stop transmitting for safety or security reasons. The term "radio station" may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality (Mexico)
Municipalities ('' municipios'' in Spanish) are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the '' state'' (Spanish: estado). They should not be confused with cities or towns that may share the same name as they are distinct entities and do not share geographical boundaries. As of January 2021, there are 2,454 municipalities in Mexico, excluding the 16 boroughs of Mexico City. Since the 2015 Intercensal Survey, two municipalities have been created in Campeche, three in Chiapas, three in Morelos, one in Quintana Roo and one in Baja California. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution and detailed in the constitutions of the states to which they belong. are distinct from , a form of Mexican locality, and are divided into '' colonias'' (neighborhoods); some municipalities can be as large as full states, while cities can be measured in ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gómez Palacio (municipality)
Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigothic word ''guma'', "man", with multiple Germanic cognates with the same meaning (Old English ''guma'', Middle English ''gome'')/''gomo'' High Old German ''gomo'', Middle High German ''gome''), which are related to Latin ''homo'', "man".Duden, ''Das Herkunftswörterbuch: Etymologie der deutschen Sprache'' (in German), Band 7, Duden Verlag 1989. p. 96. ''Bräutigam''. __NOTOC__ People Notable people with the surname include: A–E * Alejandro "Papu" Gómez (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Amaranta Gómez Regalado (born 1977), Mexican anthropologist * Ana Sofía Gómez (born 1995), Guatemalan artistic gymnast * Andrés Gómez (born 1960), Ecuadorian tennis player * Arthur Gómez (born 1984), Gambian footballer * Beatrice Gomez , Beatrice Luigi Gom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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