Atotonilco El Alto
Municipality and town in Jalisco, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Atotonilco El Alto is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in Los Altos (Jalisco) region in central-western Mexico.[2] The municipality covers an area of 510.9 km2.
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Atotonilco El Alto | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 20°32′N 102°30′W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Jalisco |
Area | |
• Total | 510.9 km2 (197.3 sq mi) |
• Town | 6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 64,009 |
• Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
• Town | 28,678 |
• Town density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Website | http://www.atotonilco.gob.mx |
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Atotonilco (pronounced ah-toh-toh-NEAL-co) means "place of hot waters", in Náhuatl. "El Alto"("The High One") was later added in honor of those who died in the Cristero War in the early 1920s.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 51,798.[3]