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 AUEA AND POPULATION

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Local Goveunment.

Each separate State has its own internal constitution, government, anil laws ; but inter-State customs duties are not permitted. Each has its governor and legislature popularly elected under rules similar to those of the Federation ; and the civil and criminal code in force in the Federal District prevail, with few exceptions (Vera Cruz and the State of Mexico), in the ditfL'ront States.

Area and Population.

The following table gives the area, census population of 1879, and that of October 20, 1895, with the population per square mile in 1895 : —

Av^fl in

Census

Census

Population

states and Territor

les.

X&.X C/CV« 111

square miles

Population, 1879

Population, 1895

per square mile, 1895

Atlantic States : —

Taraaulipas

32,128

140,137

206,502

6-4

A'era Cruz.

.

29,201

542,918

866,355

29-7

Tabasco

.

10,072

104,747

134,839

13-3

Campeche.

.

18,087

90,413

88,302

4-9

Yucatan

35,203 -

302,315

298,850

8-4

Total.

124,692

1,180,530

1,594,848

127

Inland States : —

Chihuahua.

i 87,802

225,541

262,771

3

Coahuila

63,569

130,026

241,026

3-8

Xuevo Leon

23,592

203,284

309,252

13-1

Durango

38,009

190,846

286,906

7 '5

Zacatecas.

24,757

422,506

452,578

18-3

San Luis Potosi

25,316

516,486

568,440

22-4

Aguascalientos

2,950

140,430

104,615

35-4

r4uanajuato

11,370

834,845

1,062,554

93-4

Quert'taro.

3,556

203,250

228,551

64-2

Hidalgo

8,917

427,350

558,769

62-6

Mexico

9,247

710,579

841,618

91-0

Federal District

463

351,804

476,413

1028-9

Morclos

2,773

159,160

159,355

57 "5

Tlaxcala

. 1,595

138,988

166,803

104-6

PueV)la

12,204

784,466

9SJ,413

80-6

Total.

316,125

5,439,561

6,704,073

21-2

Pacific States : —

Lower California (Ter. )

58,328

30,208

42,245

0-7

Sonora

76,900

115,424

191,281

2-5

Sinaloa

33,671

186,491

258,865

7-6

Tepic (Ter.)

11,275

—

148,776

13-2

Jalisco

31,846

983,484

1,107,227

34-8

Colima

•

i 2,272

65,827

55,752

24-5