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.
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.