Casimiro Castillo
Municipality
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Casimiro Castillo is located in Mexico
Casimiro Castillo
Casimiro Castillo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°20′33″N 104°17′16″W / 19.34250°N 104.28778°W / 19.34250; -104.28778
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total522.7 km2 (201.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total20,548
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)

Casimiro Castillo is a municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 522.7 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 18,913.[2]

Five police officers from Casimiro Castillo were arrested for the murder of a young man on August 26, 2020.[3] The body of Alfredo Sevilla, mayor on leave, was found at the bottom of a gully on March 10, 2021.[4]

As of March 11, 2021, the municipality reported 118 cases and 31 deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[5]

Localities

Name Population (2020 census)[1]
La Resolana 11,543
Lo Arado 3,140
Tecomates 1,394
Piedra Pesada 1,110
El Zapotillo 872
El Chico 787
Coyamel 429
Francisco I. Madero 284

References

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of Casimiro Castillo municipality with localities
  2. ^ "Casimiro Castillo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Detienen a 5 policías en Jalisco por asesinato de joven detenido". Animal Político (in Spanish). 28 August 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "En el fondo de un barranco hallan muerto a alcalde con licencia de Casimiro Castillo". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Coronavirus (COVID-19) en Casimiro Castillo, Jalisco". gncys.com (in Mexican Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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