Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is a city in the
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Colima
Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.
Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...
. 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, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.
Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...
and the two can be considered as "
twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two neighboring cities or urban centres that grow into a single conurbation – or narrowly separated urban areas – over time. There are no formal criteria, but twin cities are generally comparable in stat ...
", 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
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...
, 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
An earthquake struck the Pacific Coast of Mexico on 21 January 2003 with a moment magnitude of 7.5. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). The epicenter was located on the Pacific coast near the Mexican state of Colima. The ea ...
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