Colima (city)

Colima
From top left: Basílica Menor, Madero Street, Precious Blood of Christ Parish, Libertad Garden, Hotel Ceballos, and panoramic of the city
Official seal of Colima
Colima is located in Colima
Colima
Colima
Colima is located in Mexico
Colima
Colima
Coordinates: 19°14′36″N 103°43′29″W / 19.24333°N 103.72472°W / 19.24333; -103.72472
CountryMexico
StateColima
MunicipalityColima
FoundedJanuary 20, 1523
Government
 • Municipal presidentLeoncio Morán Sánchez
Elevation
1,000–1,804 ft (305–550 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Seat
146,965[1]
Metro area GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$9.9 billion[2]
 • Per capita$22,900
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
28000
Area code312
Websitewww.colima.gob.mx
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Colima (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlima]), located in central−western Mexico, is the capital of the state of the same name and the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is located near the Colima volcano, which divides the state from Jalisco. Colima is the state's second largest municipality by population after Manzanillo.[3]

In 2011, FDI Intelligence, a subsidiary of the Financial Times of London, ranked Colima first in small cities and tenth in Latin America as a place to live. It was evaluated under six categories: economic potential, human resources, cost-benefit ratio, quality of life, infrastructure and favorable business environment.[4][5] In 2022, however, Colima was ranked as the murder capital of the world with a homicide rate of 182 per 100,000.[6]

  1. ^ "INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Tabulados del Cuestionario Básico – Colima" [INEGI. 2020 Population and Housing Census. Basic Questionnaire Tabulations – Colima] (Excel) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2020. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ José Manuel Orozco Plascencia (2008). "Perfil Competitivo del Municipio de Colima" [Competitive Profile of the Municipality of Colima] (PDF) (in Spanish). Colima, Mexico: Universidad de Colima. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "Colima, ciudad modelo en Latinoamérica" [Colima, model city in Latin America]. El Rotativo (in Spanish). Querétaro, Mexico. April 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Colima, ciudad modelo en Latinoamérica" [Colima, model city in Latin America]. El Informador (in Spanish). Guadalajara, Mexico. April 19, 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  6. ^ Rocha, Jorge Antonio (21 February 2023). "Mexico's Colima ranked world's most violent city: Report".