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{{Short description|Mexican census data organization}}
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|formed          = January 25, 1983
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The '''National Institute of Statistics and Geography''' ('''INEGI''' from its former name in  {{langx|es|Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática}}) is an autonomous agency of the [[Government of Mexico|Mexican Government]] dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information of the country.<ref name=ConstitutionArticle26 /> It was created on January 25, 1983, by presidential decree of [[Miguel de la Madrid]].

It is the institution responsible for conducting the [[Censo General de Población y Vivienda]] every ten years; as well as the [[Censo Económico|economic census]] every five years and the agricultural, livestock and forestry census of the country. The job of gathering statistical information of the Institute includes the monthly gross domestic product, consumer trust surveys and proportion of commercial samples; employment and occupation statistics, domestic and couple violence; as well as many other jobs that are the basis of studies and projections to other governmental institutions.

The Institute headquarters are in the [[Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes|city of Aguascalientes]] in central Mexico.

[[File:INEGI Empleado Oaxaca Mexico.jpg|thumb|right|An INEGI employee going door-to-door gathering Census information in [[Oaxaca de Juárez]].]]

== See also ==
* [[Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística]]
* [[:es:Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo|Survey of Occupation and Employment]]

== References ==
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<ref name=ConstitutionArticle26>{{cite web |url=http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Constitucion/articulos/26.pdf |title=Constitucion, Artículo 26 |date=April 7, 2006 – January 27, 2016 |website=ordenjuridico.gob.mx}}</ref>

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== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120528181141/http://www.inegi.org.mx/ National Institute of Statistic and Geography official website] (INEGI)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101017201459/http://cuentame.inegi.gob.mx/ Cuéntame – INEGI's educational section]
* [http://www.snieg.mx/ National System of Statistical and Geographical Information (SNIEG)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060214030128/http://galileo.inegi.gob.mx/website/mexico/viewer.htm?sistema=1&c=423&s=geo&md=d&pagant=1 Digital Map of Mexico]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060824051347/http://www.atlasdemexico.gob.mx/ Interactive National Atlas of Mexico]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101002095701/http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/map/visorto/viewer.htm Orthophotos display]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722225955/http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/geografia/espanol/proyectosespeciales/stan-wilma/infgeoespacial.cfm?c=708 Geoespatial information to damage assessment and reconstruction support: Stan and Wilma hurricanes]

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