Atoyac, Jalisco Explained

Atoyac
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jalisco
Area Total Km2:451.5
Area Blank1 Title:Town
Area Blank1 Km2:2.37
Population As Of:2020 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:8689
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Town
Population Blank1:5389
Population Density Blank1 Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (US Central)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central (US Central)
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:19.8722°N -103.3444°W

Atoyac Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The administrative centre for the municipality is located in the town of Atoyac, Jalisco.

Name

Its name derives from the Nahuatl Atoya-k, which means to "Place near the river".

About 36,000 years ago this region was covered by the waters that formed an immense lake.

Geography

The municipality of Atoyac is located in the southern region of the state of Jalisco, between coordinates 19°52'20" to 20°07'35" North and 103°20'40" to 103°36'05" West, at a height of 1,350 meters above sea level.

It limits the north with the municipality of Zacoalco de Torres and Teocuitatlán de Corona, the south with Sayula and Gómez Farías; to the east with Teocuitatlán de Corona and Concepción de Buenos Aires and to the west with Amacueca and Techaluta de Montenegro.

The municipal territory of Atoyac has a surface of 235.81 km2.Festivities - Atoyac, as many towns in Mexico, is part of an annual festivity in which a saint (El Senor the de la Salud) is celebrated. According to an ancient myth, the town of Atoyac suffered a devastating epidemic that killed several residents. It was not until the saint was brought down from its post and paraded around the town that the epidemic allegedly stopped. In celebration of this miracle, the saint is parade every year following the same route it did the first time.

External links

20.017°N -103.533°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/admin/jalisco/14014__atoyac/ Citypopulation.de