Villa de Álvarez Municipality
Municipality in Colima, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Villa de Álvarez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiʝa ðe ˈalβaɾes]) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. The municipal seat lies at Villa de Álvarez.
Villa de Álvarez | |
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Coordinates: 19°21′N 104°5′W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Colima |
Municipal seat | Villa de Álvarez |
Area | |
• Total | 428.4 km2 (165.4 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 100,121 |
The municipality covers an area of 428.4 km², and, in 2005, reported a total population of 100,121.[1]
The municipality of Villa de Álvarez is located in the north-central zone of the state of Colima. between the geographic coordinates 19°13'-19°26' north latitude and 103°38'-104°02' west longitude and its altitude fluctuates between 400 and 1800 meters above sea level. It borders the municipality of Minatitlán to the northwest, the municipality of Comala to the north, the municipality of Cuauhtémoc to the northeast, the municipality of Colima to the southeast and the municipality of Coquimatlán to the south.