Etzatlán
Appearance
Etzatlán | |
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Municipality and town | |
![]() Location of the municipality in Jalisco | |
Coordinates: 20°46′N 104°05′W / 20.767°N 104.083°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Jalisco |
Area | |
• Total | 337.8 km2 (130.4 sq mi) |
• Town | 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 20,011 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
• Town | 14,697 |
• Town density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Etzatlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 337.8 km2.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 17,564.
It is home to the world’s largest crochet canopy, as certified by The Guinness Book of World Records. [2]
In 2020, the Chilean writer José Baroja dedicated a story entitled Etzatlán to this.[3]
Localities
[edit]Name | Population (2005) |
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Etzatlán | 12,924 |
Oconahua | 2,132 |
Santa Rosalía | 1,079 |
La Mazata | 589 |
San Rafael (Hacienda de San Rafael) | 168 |
Puerta de Pericos (Tlachichilco) | 141 |
Palo Verde | 132 |
San Sebastián (Ex-hacienda de San Sebastián) | 98 |
El Amparo (La Embocada) | 64 |
La Quebrada | 63 |
Notable people
[edit]- Luis Felipe Lomelí (1975-), writer
- Carlos Quintero Arce (1920-2016), was a Mexican prelate and at his death he was the oldest Mexican bishop[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ "Etzatlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on March 31, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ "Etzatlán, por José Baroja". letras.mysite.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy
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