- Palmillas
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| map_caption = | leader_title =Municipal President | leader_name = Jesús Pérez Castillo | population_as_of = 2005 | population_total = 1,603 | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5Palmillas is an old
pueblo and municipal seat of Palmillas Municipality in SouthwestTamaulipas ,Mexico . It has about 5 small Pueblos counting its main pueblo. There is only one church, which is very old. According to the INEGI census in 2005, the Palmillas municipality has a total of 1,603 inhabitants [ [http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/default.asp INEGI 2005 Census See Tamaulipas > Palmillas] es] . Palmillas is the municipal seat for the surrounding "ejidos" in the area. The Catholic church, located beside the main plaza and is Called "The Church Of Our Lady Of The Snows", is reported to be the oldest operational Catholic church in Tamaulipas.History
The establishment of the Mission Palmillas was odered by the King Felipe IV. Palmillas was founded by Colonel Martín de Zavala in 1627. The Mission was also known as Real de Palmillas. In 1747 Real de Palmillas was rechartered as villa. [ [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_tamaulipas Encyclopedia of Mexican Municipios] es]
Geography
Villa de Palmillas is located at the coordinates 23º18' N and 99º32' W at an altitude of 1,293 meters (4,267 ft) above sea level. The municipality has a land area of 484.71 square kilometers (187.10 sq mi). Mountains and hills cover 92% of its landscape.
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