Betania, Jalisco

Betania
town

Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Betania
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°20′N 102°15′W / 20.333°N 102.250°W / 20.333; -102.250Coordinates: 20°20′N 102°15′W / 20.333°N 102.250°W / 20.333; -102.250
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco
Elevation 1,930 m (6,330 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 2,849

Betania is a town in Ayotlán Municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The census of 2005 the town had a population of 2,849 inhabitants.

Place Names

The city is named after the Palestinian city of Bethany now known as al-Eizariya, with the name originating from the Aramaic and Hebrew word Beth anya (בית עניא), meaning "house of the figs"; the literal translation of the Spanish name Betania.

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