The State of Colima is located on the Pacific Coast. It has 10  municipalities, 1,273  villages and a population of 542,627 (268,192 are men and 274,435 are women).Its capital is the city of Colima, which is located at 490 meters (1,607 feet) above sea level.

gEOGRAPHIC POSITION

North, Lat 19°31’ N , south Lat 18°41’ N; east, Long 103°29’ W, west  Long 104°41’ W

Land size as a percentage

0.3 of the country’s area

Bordering states

Colima borders to the north with Jalisco; to the east with Jalisco and Michoacán de Ocampo; to the south with Michoacán de Ocampo and the Pacific Ocean; to the west with the Pacific Ocean and Jalisco.

LENGTH OF ITS COAST LINE

142 Km (88.24 miles)

Main elevations

Volcán de Colima   3,820 (12,532 feet)

Sierra Manantlán   2,420  (7,940 feet)

Cerro Grande       2,220  (7,283 feet)

Cerro El Peón      2,040  (6,692 feet)

HYDROLOGICAL REGIONS

Coast of Jalisco

Armería-Coahuayana

AGRICULTURE AND VEGETATION

Agriculture    30.71%                     Grazing Land  0.18 %                 Forests   9.94%                                                             

                                             Jungle     55.08%                     Other        4.09%

Main types of climates

Hot sub humid with summer showers (77.84%)

Semi-Hot sub humid with summer showers (7.69%)

Warm sub humid with summer showers (1.84%)

Semi—dry very hot and hot (12.63%)