Calvillo | |
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 Municipal Palace | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Municipality location in Aguascalientes | |
  Calvillo Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°51′N 102°43′W / 21.850°N 102.717°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Aguascalientes |
| Municipal seat | Calvillo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 931.62 km2 (359.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 56,048 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Calvillo (Spanish: [kalˈβiʝo] ) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. The city of Calvillo, the second largest in the state, serves as the municipal seat. It is located to the western part of the state, at about 52 kilometers of the city of Aguascalientes. It stands at 21°51′N 102°43′W / 21.850°N 102.717°W in the southwestern corner of the state. It is bounded by Jalisco and Zacatecas. The municipality, which has an area of 931.26 km² (359.56 sq mi), reported a population of 54,136 by 2010. The town of Ojocaliente is another significant community in the municipality. Calvillo is one of the richest, most prosperous municipalities in Aguascalientes.
During the French invasion of Mexico, the north part of the valley of Huajuacar in which Calvillo lays, was occupied by the French. At the time, they intermixed with the descendants of Spaniards which already inhabited the south part of the valley. This fact made Calvillo the municipality with most Caucasian-origin inhabitants in the state, compared with the other municipalities.
Calvillo is the largest guava producer in Mexico and famous for its superb confectionery and liqueurs made from this fruit, which you can sample at the Guava Fair held during the first week of December.
The economy in Calvillo is centered on the guava, although there is other agriculture and a great deal of commerce. Calvillo is better known as the world capital of the guava.