Poncitlán

Poncitlán
Municipality and city

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality in Jalisco
Poncitlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°18′N 102°16′W / 20.300°N 102.267°W / 20.300; -102.267Coordinates: 20°18′N 102°16′W / 20.300°N 102.267°W / 20.300; -102.267
Country  Mexico
State Jalisco
Area
  Total 672.31 km2 (259.58 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 43,817
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Poncitlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 672.31 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 43,817.[1]

Place Names

Poncitlán means "place of cilacayotes", "next to the shore chilares" or "place of God Ponze." It is located west of the Ocotlán municipality.

Sister cities

References

  1. "Poncitlán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved April 16, 2009.


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