Apulco is one of the 58 municipalities in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It is located on the southern part of the state of Zacatecas and it is bounded by the municipality of Nochistlán de Mejía. The municipality covers a total surface area of 200 square kilometers (77 sq mi).[2]
Municipality of Apulco | |
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Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 21°23′N 102°40′W / 21.383°N 102.667°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Zacatecas |
| Municipality | Apulco |
| Largest city | Tenayuca |
| Founded | 1541 (Fray Antonio de Segovia) |
| Municipality | 1863 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Martín Carvajal Mártinez, PRD |
| Area | |
• Total | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 4,801 |
| • Largest city | 1,791 Tenayuca |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal Code | 99920, 99921, 99922, 99925, 99930 |
| Area code | 467 |
The municipal seat is the city of Apulco.
Population
editIn the 2005 census Apulco reported a population of 4,801.[1] Of these, 1,453 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.
References
edit- ^ a b Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 Archived March 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- ^ "Apulco", Encyclopedia de Municipios Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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