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Apulco Municipality

Coordinates: 21°23′N 102°40′W / 21.383°N 102.667°W / 21.383; -102.667
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Municipality of Apulco
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Coordinates: 21°23′N 102°40′W / 21.383°N 102.667°W / 21.383; -102.667
Country Mexico
StateZacatecas
MunicipalityApulco
Largest cityTenayuca
Founded1541 (Fray Antonio de Segovia)
Municipality1863
Government
 • Municipal PresidentMartín 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 zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal Code
99920, 99921, 99922, 99925, 99930
Area code467

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]

The municipal seat is the city of Apulco.

Population

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In 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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Apulco", Encyclopedia de Municipios Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine