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- 1 2 "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ "INEGI - Glossary:Locality" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ↑ Sistema Urbano Nacional 2018 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: CONAPO. 2018. ISBN 978-607-427-315-1.
