Villa de Álvarez explained

Villa de Álvarez, Colima
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Mexico Colima#Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Colima
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Villa de Álvarez
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:117,600
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:19.2672°N -103.7378°W

Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is a city in the Mexican state of Colima. It is the municipal seat of Villa de Álvarez municipality. The city is adjacent to the northwest side of the state capital city of Colima and the two can be considered as "twin cities", with Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez having a 2005 census population of 97,701 and Colima having a population of 123,597. They are both part of the Colima-Villa de Álvarez metropolitan area, which includes the population of Colima municipality (132,237) and Villa de Álvarez municipality (100,121). The city and the municipality of Villa de Álvarez both rank third in the state in their respective categories in population, behind only Colima itself and Manzanillo. Villa de Álvarez municipality has an area of 428.4 km² (165.4 sq mi).

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