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Etzatlán

Coordinates: 20°46′N 104°05′W / 20.767°N 104.083°W / 20.767; -104.083
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Etzatlán
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Etzatlán is located in Mexico
Etzatlán
Etzatlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°46′N 104°05′W / 20.767°N 104.083°W / 20.767; -104.083
Country Mexico
StateJalisco
Area
 • Total337.8 km2 (130.4 sq mi)
 • Town3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total20,011
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Town
14,697
 • Town density4,000/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

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Name Population (2005)
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

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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Etzatlán, por José Baroja". letras.mysite.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. ^ Catholic Hierarchy
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