Coordinates: 19°23′N 104°3′W / 19.383°N 104.050°W / 19.383; -104.050

Minatitlán, Colima

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Minatitlán
City
Coat of arms of Minatitlán
Coat of arms
Minatitlán is located in Colima
Minatitlán
Minatitlán
Minatitlán is located in Mexico
Minatitlán
Minatitlán
Coordinates: 19°23′N 104°3′W / 19.383°N 104.050°W / 19.383; -104.050
Country Mexico
StateColima
MunicipalityMinatitlán
Government
 • Municipal presidentHéctor Bautista Vázquez[1] ( PRI[2])
Population
 (1995)
 • Total4,009
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Website(in Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Minatitlán, Colima
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Minatitlán is a town in the Mexican state of Colima. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Minatitlán Municipality.[3]

Economy

Minatitlán has a significant agricultural economy. The main crops grown include coffee beans, corn, mangos, green tomatoes, rice, jalapeños, oranges, sugar cane, mamey sapote, and other fruit trees. There's also a large iron mine located at the Astilla mount, named "Peña Colorada".[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Cuautitlán y Minatitlán; en conflicto por un puente, Casimiro Castillo, El Sur, June 22, 2007. Accessed on line December 28, 2007.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) De acuerdo al PREP, aventaja PRI-PVEM en 8 alcaldías y 2 el PAN, el Comentario, July 3, 2006. Accessed on line December 28, 2007.
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Minatitlán, Colima Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine at the Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Accessed on line December 28, 2007.

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