Apulco Municipality Explained

Official Name:Municipality of Apulco
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Zacatecas
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Apulco
Subdivision Type3:Largest city
Subdivision Name3:Tenayuca
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Martín Carvajal Mártinez, PRD
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1541
Established Title2:Municipality
Established Date2:1863
Area Total Km2:200
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:4801
Population Blank1 Title:Largest city
Population Blank1:1791 Tenayuca
Timezone:Central (US Central)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:21.3833°N -142°W
Elevation M:1850
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:99920, 99921, 99922, 99925, 99930
Area Code:467

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 200km2.[1]

The municipal seat is the city of Apulco.

Population

In the 2005 census Apulco reported a population of 4,801.[2] Of these, 1,453 lived in the municipal seat and the remainder lived in surrounding rural communities.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/zacatecas/municipios/32002a.htm "Apulco", Encyclopedia de Municipios
  2. http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005