Colima

Colima
Cōlīma (Nahuatl)
Free and Sovereign State of Colima
Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima (Spanish)
Tlahtohcayotl Cōlīma (Nahuatl)
Volcán de Colima from Comala
Motto(s): 
El temple del brazo es vigor en la tierra
(The spirit of the arm is force on earth)
State of Colima within Mexico
Coordinates (top): 19°06′N 103°54′W / 19.1°N 103.9°W / 19.1; -103.9
CountryMexico
CapitalColima
Largest CityManzanillo
Largest metroGreater Colima
AdmissionDecember 9, 1856
Order23rd
Government
  GovernorIndira Vizcaíno Silva (MRN)
  SenatorsJoel Padilla Peña
Gricelda Valencia de la Mora
Gabriela Benavides Cobos
  Deputies
Area
  Total
5,627 km2 (2,173 sq mi)
 Ranked 28th
Highest elevation
3,820 m (12,530 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
731,391
  Rank32nd
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
   Rank9th
Demonym(s)Colimense, Colimote
GDP
  TotalMXN 169 billion
(US$8.4 billion) (2022)
  Per capita(US$11,010) (2022)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
Postal code
28
Area code
ISO 3166 codeMX-COL
HDI 0.799 high Ranked 11th of 32
WebsiteOfficial Web Site

Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.

Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the central Pacific coast, and includes the four oceanic Revillagigedo Islands. Mainland Colima shares borders with the states of Jalisco and Michoacán. In addition to the capital city of Colima, the main cities are Manzanillo, Villa de Alvarez and Tecomán. Colima is the fourth smallest state in Mexico and has the smallest population, but has one of Mexico's highest standards of living and the lowest unemployment. It is also the state with the highest murder rate per capita and one of the highest crime rates, due to its ports being a contested area for cartels.