Casimiro Castillo

Casimiro Castillo
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Casimiro Castillo Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°20′33″N 104°17′16″W
Country	Mexico
State	Jalisco
Area
• Total	522.7 km^2 (201.8 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	20,548
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)

Casimiro Castillo is a municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 522.7 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 18,913.^[2]

Five police officers from Casimiro Castillo were arrested for the murder of a young man on August 26, 2020.^[3] The body of Alfredo Sevilla, mayor on leave, was found at the bottom of a gully on March 10, 2021.^[4]

As of March 11, 2021, the municipality reported 118 cases and 31 deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.^[5]

Localities

Name	Population (2020 census)[1]
La Resolana	11,543
Lo Arado	3,140
Tecomates	1,394
Piedra Pesada	1,110
El Zapotillo	872
El Chico	787
Coyamel	429
Francisco I. Madero	284

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of Casimiro Castillo municipality with localities
2. "Casimiro Castillo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
3. "Detienen a 5 policías en Jalisco por asesinato de joven detenido". Animal Político (in Spanish). 28 August 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
4. "En el fondo de un barranco hallan muerto a alcalde con licencia de Casimiro Castillo". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
5. "Coronavirus (COVID-19) en Casimiro Castillo, Jalisco". gncys.com (in Mexican Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.