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Cuauhtémoc, Colima
Cuauhtémoc is a town in the Mexican state of Colima. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Cuauhtémoc. In the 2005 INEGI Census, it reported a total population of 7,513 The name honours the last ''tlatoani'' of the Aztec people, Cuauhtemoc. In 2013 the municipality became the first in Colima to perform a same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal Legal sex and gender, sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 .... Geography Climate References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuauhtemoc, Colima Populated places in Colima ...
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Settlement Classification In Mexico
Mexico's states classify their settlements in a variety of fashions: Aguascalientes Under Article 106 of the Municipal Law of the State of Aguascalientethe state defines its settlements as follows: *''Ciudad'' (city): Census population in excess of 15,000 inhabitants. *''Villa'' (town): Census population of over 1,000. *''Poblado'' (village): Census population of between 500 and 1,000. *''Ranchería'' (hamlet): All other settlements. Baja California Baja California Sur According to Article 10 of the Organic Municipal Law of the State of Baja California Suthe state classifies its settlements as follows: *''Ciudad'' (city): A settlement with more than 12,000 inhabitants, or a municipal seat irrespective of population. *''Villa'' (town): More than 5,000 inhabitants. *''Pueblo'' (village): More than 2,000 inhabitants. *''Congregación'' (congregation): More than 200 inhabitants. *''Ranchería'' (hamlet): Fewer than 200 inhabitants. Campeche According to Article 12 of the ...
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Administrative Divisions Of Mexico
Mexico is a federal republic composed of 32 federative entities (): 31 states and Mexico City. According to the Constitution of Mexico, the states of the federation are free and sovereignty, sovereign in all matters concerning their internal affairs. Since 2016, Mexico City was made a fully autonomous entity on par with the states. Each state federative entity has its own congress and constitution. Overview The current structural hierarchy of Mexican administrative divisions are outlined by Constitution of Mexico as well as the constitutions and laws of federative entities. The laws together established the following levels of administrative divisions. The levels in bold are those regulated by the federal constitution. * List of states of Mexico, State () ** Intrastate region, Region () or district () — only in some states *** Municipalities of Mexico, Municipality () **** List of cities in Mexico, City (), town (), village (), or Localities of Mexico, others ***** Coloni ...
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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 central Pacific coast, and includes the four oceanic Revillagigedo Islands. Mainland Colima shares borders with the states of Jalisco and Michoacán. In addition to the capital city of Colima, the main cities are Manzanillo, Villa de Alvarez and Tecomán. Colima is the fourth smallest state in Mexico and has the smallest population, but has one of Mexico's highest standards of living and the lowest unemployment. It is also the state with the highest murder rate per capita and one of the highest crime rates, due to its ports being a contested area for cartels. Geography The state covers a territory of 5,455 km2 and is the fourth smallest federal entity after Tlaxcala, Morelos and the Federal District of Mexico City, containing on ...
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Municipality (Mexico)
Municipalities () are the administrative divisions under the states of Mexico according to the constitution. Municipalities are considered as the second-level administrative divisions by the federal government. However, some state regulations have designed intrastate regions to administer their own municipalities. Municipalities are further divided into localities in the structural hierarchy of administrative divisions of Mexico. As of December 2024, there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico. In Mexico, municipalities should not be confused with cities (). Cities are locality-level divisions that are administered by the municipality. Although some larger cities are consolidated with its own municipality and form a single level of governance. In addition, the 16 boroughs of Mexico City are considered municipality equivalent, this makes the total number of municipality-level divisions to be 2,478. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the ...
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Cuauhtémoc (municipality Of Colima)
Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (''tlatoani'') of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", and is commonly rendered in English as "Descending Eagle", as in the moment when an eagle folds its wings and plummets down to strike its prey; the name thus implies aggressiveness and determination. Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the late emperor Moctezuma II. His young wife, who was later known as Isabel Moctezuma, was one of Moctezuma's daughters. He ascended to the throne when he was around 25 years old, while Tenochtitlan was being besieged by the Spain, Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the Americas by Spanish conquerors. After the Massacre in the Great Temple, killings in the Great Temple, there were probably few Aztec captains available to take the position. Ea ...
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ...
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State (Mexico)
Mexico is a federal republic composed of 32 federative entities (): 31 states and Mexico City. According to the Constitution of Mexico, the states of the federation are free and sovereign in all matters concerning their internal affairs. Since 2016, Mexico City was made a fully autonomous entity on par with the states. Each state federative entity has its own congress and constitution. Overview The current structural hierarchy of Mexican administrative divisions are outlined by Constitution of Mexico as well as the constitutions and laws of federative entities. The laws together established the following levels of administrative divisions. The levels in bold are those regulated by the federal constitution. * State () ** Region () or district () — only in some states *** Municipality () **** City (), town (), village (), or others ***** Colonia () — only in some cities * Mexico City () ** Borough () *** Neighborhood () The Constitution of Mexico states the country con ...
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Municipality (Mexico)
Municipalities () are the administrative divisions under the states of Mexico according to the constitution. Municipalities are considered as the second-level administrative divisions by the federal government. However, some state regulations have designed intrastate regions to administer their own municipalities. Municipalities are further divided into localities in the structural hierarchy of administrative divisions of Mexico. As of December 2024, there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico. In Mexico, municipalities should not be confused with cities (). Cities are locality-level divisions that are administered by the municipality. Although some larger cities are consolidated with its own municipality and form a single level of governance. In addition, the 16 boroughs of Mexico City are considered municipality equivalent, this makes the total number of municipality-level divisions to be 2,478. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the ...
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INEGI
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) is an autonomous agency of the Government of Mexico, Mexican Government 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 Miguel de la Madrid. It is the institution responsible for conducting the Censo General de Población y Vivienda every ten years; as well as the Censo Económico, 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 Aguascalientes, Aguasc ...
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Tlatoani
''Tlahtoāni'' ( , "ruler, sovereign"; plural ' ) is a historical title used by the dynastic rulers of (singular ''āltepētl'', often translated into English as "city-state"), autonomous political entities formed by many pre-Columbian Nahuatl-speaking peoples in the Valley of Mexico during the Postclassic Period. The title of ' (, "great ruler, emperor") was used by the rulers of the Aztec Empire, an alliance between the ''āltepēmeh'' of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan. Each ''āltepētl'' had its own ''tlahtoāni'' who would concurrently function as its ruler, high priest and commander-in-chief. The ''tlahtoāni'' wielded ultimate authority over all land within the ''āltepētl'', overseeing tribute collection, market activities, temple affairs, and the resolution of judicial disputes. Typically a dynastic ruler hailing from the royal lineage, the ''tlahtoāni'' served for life. However, in certain instances, a council of nobles, elders, and priests could elect a ' ...
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Aztec
The Aztecs ( ) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the Post-Classic stage, post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different Indigenous peoples of Mexico, ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl, Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Aztec culture was organized into city-states (''altepetl''), some of which joined to form alliances, political confederations, or empires. The Aztec Empire was a confederation of three city-states established in 1427: Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Mexica or Tenochca, Tetzcoco (altepetl), Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan, previously part of the Tepanec empire, whose dominant power was Azcapotzalco (altepetl), Azcapotzalco. Although the term Aztecs is often narrowly restricted to the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, it is also broadly used to refer to Nahuas, Nahua polities or peoples of central Pre ...
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