Casimiro Castillo

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

Casimiro Castillo
Municipality
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Casimiro Castillo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°20′33″N 104°17′16″W
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
  Total522.7 km2 (201.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total20,548
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 18,913.

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

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

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