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Colima, Colima Mexico



The city of Colima is the capital and main city of the state of the same name. Colima is also the name of the municipality of which the city of Colima is municipal seat.

History

It is one of the oldest cities in Mexico.

Following the fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521, the Spanish conquistadors were quick to reach the west coast. Colima's native king (Spanish: Rey Colimán) organized the defense of his kingdom against the Spanish.

In 1523 the conquistador Gonzalo de Sandoval founded the first Villa de Colima in Caxitlán, near modern-day Tecomán. However, poor settlement conditions resulted in the founding of the Villa San Sebastián de Colima in what is now the city of Colima. The new location provided a better climate, lands better suited to cultivation, and proximity to mining.

Demographics

In the 2005 census the city had a population of 123,597 people, and its municipality had a population of 132,273. The municipality encompasses an area of 257.99 square miles (668 km²). The Colima metropolitan area, which includes the municipality of Villa de Álvarez, had a population of 232,394.

Climate

The mean annual temperature is 1

9 °C (66 °F). The annual precipitation is from 2.5–3.75 inches (64 to 95 mm), a majority of that being recorded from August to September.


Colima (stad)

Colima is de hoofdstad en tevens belangrijkste stad van de Mexicaanse staat Colima. Colima heeft 123.597 inwoners (census 2005) en is de hoofdplaats van de gemeente Colima.

De stad werd in 1527 door Gonzalo de Sandoval gesticht, waardoor het een van de oudste koloniale steden in Mexico is. De plaats is genoemd naar de indiaanse heerser Colimotl. In 1824 werd Colima als stad erkend.