The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) is an autonomous agency of the

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dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information of the country. It was created on January 25, 1983, by presidential decree of

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. It is the institution responsible for conducting the

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every ten years; as well as the economic census every five years and the agricultural, livestock and forestry census of the country. The job of gathering statistical information of the Institute includes the monthly gross domestic product, consumer trust surveys and proportion of commercial samples; employment and occupation statistics, domestic and couple violence; as well as many other jobs that are the basis of studies and projections to other governmental institutions. The Institute headquarters are in the city of Aguascalientes in central Mexico. INEGI Empleado Oaxaca Mexico

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National Institute of Statistic and Geography official website
(INEGI)
Cuéntame – INEGI's educational section

National System of Statistical and Geographical Information (SNIEG)

Interactive National Atlas of Mexico

Geoespatial information to damage assessment and reconstruction support: Stan and Wilma hurricanes
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1983 establishments in Mexico Geographical naming agencies

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