Apozol Municipality

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Municipality of Apozol
Municipality
Municipio de Apozol.png
Location of Apozol within Zacatecas and Mexico
Coordinates: 21°28′N103°5′W / 21.467°N 103.083°W / 21.467; -103.083
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Zacatecas
Municipal seatApozol
Largest city Apozol
FoundedDecember 1541 (Cristóbal de Oñate)
Municipality1863
Government
  Municipal PresidentJoaquín Robles González PRI Party (Mexico).svg   PRI
Area
  Total283 km2 (109 sq mi)
Elevation
1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Population
 (2005) [1]
  Total5,898
  Largest city
2,912
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (US Central))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central)
Postal Code
99961
Area code 467

Apozol is one of the 58 municipalities in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico.

It is located on the southern part of the state of Zacatecas and it is bounded by the municipalities of Jalpa, Juchipila, Nochistlán de Mejía, Tepechitlán and Teúl de González Ortega.

The municipality covers a total surface area of 283 square kilometers (109 sq mi) [2] and, in the year 2005 census, reported a population of 5,898. [1] The municipality makes up for 0.68% of the area of the state of Zacatecas.

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References

  1. 1 2 Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 Archived March 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
  2. "Apozol", Encyclopedia de Municipios Archived May 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine