Casimiro Castillo is a municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 522.7 km².
Casimiro Castillo | |
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Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
  Casimiro Castillo Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°20′33″N 104°17′16″W / 19.34250°N 104.28778°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
• Total | 522.7 km2 (201.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 20,548 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 18,913.[2]
Five police officers from Casimiro Castillo were arrested for the murder of a young man on August 26, 2020.[3] The body of Alfredo Sevilla, mayor on leave, was found at the bottom of a gully on March 10, 2021.[4]
As of March 11, 2021, the municipality reported 118 cases and 31 deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[5]
Localities
edit| Name | Population (2020 census)[1] |
|---|---|
| La Resolana | 11,543 |
| Lo Arado | 3,140 |
| Tecomates | 1,394 |
| Piedra Pesada | 1,110 |
| El Zapotillo | 872 |
| El Chico | 787 |
| Coyamel | 429 |
| Francisco I. Madero | 284 |
References
edit- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of Casimiro Castillo municipality with localities
- ^ "Casimiro Castillo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Detienen a 5 policías en Jalisco por asesinato de joven detenido". Animal Político (in Spanish). 28 August 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "En el fondo de un barranco hallan muerto a alcalde con licencia de Casimiro Castillo". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus (COVID-19) en Casimiro Castillo, Jalisco". gncys.com (in Mexican Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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