Casimiro Castillo
Casimiro Castillo | |
|---|---|
Municipality and city | |
 Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
  Casimiro Castillo Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°20′33″N 104°17′16″W / 19.34250°N 104.28778°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Jalisco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 455.13 km2 (175.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 18,913 |
Casimiro Castillo is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 455.13 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 18,913.[1]
Five police officers from Casimiro Castillo were arrested for the murder of a young man on August 26, 2020.[2] The body of Alfredo Sevilla, mayor on leave, was found at the bottom of a gully on March 10, 2021.[3]
As of March 11, 2021, the municipality reported 118 cases and 31 deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[4]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detienen a 5 policías en Jalisco por asesinato de joven detenido". Animal Político (in Spanish). 28 August 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Coronavirus (COVID-19) en Casimiro Castillo, Jalisco". gncys.com (in Mexican Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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