Cuauhtémoc is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima.

The municipality of Cuauhtémoc covers a total surface area of 373.2 km².

In the 2005 INEGI Census, it reported a total population of 25,576 (down from 26,771 five year earlier), of whom 7,513 lived in the municipal seat.

Its name honours the last tlatoani of the Aztec people, Cuauhtemoc.

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