Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is a city in the
Mexican
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state
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of
Colima
Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.
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. It is the municipal seat of
Villa de Álvarez municipality. The city is adjacent to the northwest side of the state capital city of
Colima
Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.
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and the two can be considered as "
twin cities
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", with Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez having a 2005 census population of 97,701 and Colima having a population of 123,597. They are both part of the Colima-Villa de Álvarez
metropolitan area
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, which includes the population of Colima municipality (132,237) and Villa de Álvarez municipality (100,121). The city and the municipality of Villa de Álvarez both rank third in the state in their respective categories in population, behind only Colima itself and
Manzanillo. Villa de Álvarez municipality has an area of 428.4 km² (165.4 sq mi).
See also
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2003 Colima earthquake
The 2003 Colima earthquake occurred on 21 January with a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). The epicenter was located on the Pacific coast in the Mexican state of Colima. The earthquake was felt as far ...
References
Link to tables of population data from Census of 2010INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
ColimaEnciclopedia de los Municipios de México
External links
Ayuntamiento de Villa de ÁlvarezOfficial website
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Populated places in Colima