Autlán

City and municipality in Jalisco, Mexico

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19°46′N 104°22′W / 19.767°N 104.367°W / 19.767; -104.367Country

MexicoStateJaliscoArea

• City17.69 km² (6.83 sq mi) • Municipality705.1 km² (272.2 sq mi)Population

(2020 census)^[1]

• City52,019 • Density2,900/km² (7,600/sq mi) • Municipality

64,931 • Municipality density92/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central (US Central))

Autlán de Navarro is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name in the Costa Sur region of the southwestern part of the state of Jalisco in Mexico. At the Mexican census of 2005, the municipality had a population of 53,269. In 2010, the population had increased up to approximately 108,427, including all its delegations. The municipality has a surface area of 705.1 km². It is located 192 kilometers away from the Guadalajara metropolitan area and 165 kilometers from Manzanillo, Colima. This department capital is the most populated and largest city of the Costa Sur region. It is a leader district in the region since, Autlán is an important commercial exchange center. On September 12, 2014 the Autlán municipality was vouched for by the Congress of the Union.

Two recent mayors were Fernando Morán Guzmán (2010–2012) and Fabricio Israel Corona Vizcarra (2015–2018).^[2]

The name comes from the Nahuatl language, Aotli (water way, water channel or water ditch) and Tlan (place of or near) and means "next to the water ditch."

Notable people

Juan Corona, serial killer.
Carlos Santana and his brother Jorge Santana, musicians.
Luz Ramos, Mexican television actress and film actress

References

^ Citypopulation.de
^ "LCP. Salvador Álvarez García | Gobierno del Estado de Jalisco". Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2020-06-24.

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Jalisco Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

http://www.jalisco.gob.mx/es/jalisco/municipios/autlan-de-navarro Official website
http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM14jalisco/municipios/14015a.html Archived 2018-03-05 at the Wayback Machine