Cuerámaro
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Cuerámaro is a Mexican city (and municipality ) located in Southwest region of the state of Guanajuato . The municipality has an area of 254.85 square kilometres (0.83% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by Romita , to the east by Abasolo , to the south by Pénjamo , and to the west by Manuel Doblado . The municipality had a population of 25,610 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. [1] [2]
In pre-Columbian times, the area was inhabited by Guachichil people and eventually dominated by Purépecha , who gave the municipality its current name of Cuerámaro or "Coat of the Swamps."
The municipal president of Cuerámaro and its many smaller outlying communities is Ana Bueno.
External links
- Cuerámaro (in Spanish)
References
- ↑ "2005 Census" . INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática . Archived from the original on 2013-04-06 . Retrieved 2007-03-22 .
- ↑ "Mexican Municipality Encyclopedia" . Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México . Archived from the original on 2007-03-17 . Retrieved 2007-03-22 .
20°37′33″N 101°40′26″W / 20.62583°N 101.67389°W / 20.62583; -101.67389
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