Mixtlán

Mixtlán
Municipality and city
Nickname(s): In its native náhuatl, Mixtlán mean lugar de nubes or Place of Clouds.[1]

Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Mixtlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°22′N 104°15′W / 20.367°N 104.250°W / 20.367; -104.250Coordinates: 20°22′N 104°15′W / 20.367°N 104.250°W / 20.367; -104.250
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco
Area
  Total 418.52 km2 (161.59 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 3,279
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Mixtlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 418.52 square kilometres (161.59 sq mi). It first became a Municipality on October 20, 1938. In its native Náhuatl, Mixtlán means lugar de nubes or place of clouds.

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3279.[2]

References

  1. https://www.jalisco.gob.mx/wx/jalisco/municipios/mixtlan
  2. "Mixtlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 16, 2009.

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