Colima

This article is about the Mexican state. For its capital, see Colima (city). For other uses, see Colima (disambiguation).

Colima
Cōlīma (Nahuatl)
State
Free and Sovereign State of Colima
Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima (Spanish)
Tlahtohcayotl Cōlīma (Nahuatl)
View of a volcano from Comala
View of a volcano from Comala
Coat of arms of Colima
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
El temple del brazo es vigor en la tierra
(The spirit of the arm is force on earth)
State of Colima within Mexico
State of Colima within Mexico
Coordinates (top): 19°06′N 103°54′W / 19.1°N 103.9°W / 19.1; -103.9
CountryMexico
CapitalColima
Largest CityManzanillo
Largest metroGreater Colima
AdmissionDecember 9, 1856[1][2]
Order23rd
Government
 • GovernorIndira Vizcaíno Silva (MRN)
 • Senators[3]Joel Padilla Peña
Gricelda Valencia de la Mora
Gabriela Benavides Cobos PVEM
 • Deputies[4]
Area
[5]
 • Total5,627 km2 (2,173 sq mi)
 Ranked 28th
Highest elevation
[6]
3,820 m (12,530 ft)
Population
 (2020)[7]
 • Total731,391
 • Rank32nd
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
  • Rank9th
Demonym(s)Colimense, Colimote
GDP
[8]
 • TotalMXN 169 billion
(US$8.4 billion) (2022)
 • Per capita(US$11,010) (2022)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Postal code
28
Area code
ISO 3166 codeMX-COL
HDIIncrease 0.790 high Ranked 11th of 32
WebsiteOfficial Web Site

Colima (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlima] ⓘ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.

Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the central Pacific coast, and includes the four oceanic Revillagigedo Islands. Mainland Colima shares borders with the states of Jalisco and Michoacán. In addition to the capital city of Colima, the main cities are Manzanillo, Villa de Alvarez and Tecomán. Colima is the fourth smallest state in Mexico and has the smallest population, but has one of Mexico's highest standards of living and the lowest unemployment. It is also the state with the highest murder rate per capita and one of the highest crime rates, due to its ports being a contested area for cartels.[9]

  1. ^ "Portal Ciudadano de Baja California" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "El Comentario" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 10, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  3. ^ "Senadores por Colima LXI Legislatura". Senado de la Republica. Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de Colima". Camara de Diputados. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "Resumen". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "Relieve". Cuentame INEGI. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  7. ^ "México en cifras". January 2016. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Citibanamex (June 13, 2023). "Indicadores Regionales de Actividad Económica 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  9. ^ Goodwin, Zachary (June 24, 2020). "Why One of Mexico's Smallest States Is Also Its Most Violent". InSight Crime. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.