Tecomán
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Tecomán is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecomán in the Mexican state of Colima, about 50 km south of the city of Colima. In the 2005 census the city had a population of 112,726 people. It is the third-largest community in the state of Colima. The municipality has an area of . Near the coast on Federal Highway 200, it is situated a rich agricultural industries region and is known as the "lime capital of the world". Due to its soaring homicide rate, Tecomán became the deadliest municipality in Mexico in 2016.
Key facts
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- Tecoman
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- City
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- Tecoman City
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- Lime Capital of the World
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- Vista panorámica de la Ciudad de Tecomán,Colima.jpg
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- Panoramic view of downtown Tecomán.
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- Mexico Colima#Mexico
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- above
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- Location in Mexico
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- Country
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- State
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- Colima
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- Municipality
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- Tecomán
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 834.77
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 112,726
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Tecomán is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecomán in the Mexican state of Colima, about 50 km south of the city of Colima. In the 2005 census the city had a population of 112,726 people. It is the third-largest community in the state of Colima. The municipality has an area of . Near the coast on Federal Highway 200, it is situated a rich agricultural industries region and is known as the "lime capital of the world". Due to its soaring homicide rate, Tecomán became the deadliest municipality in Mexico in 2016.
==Economy==
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