Autlán, Jalisco
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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 city, which serves as the municipal seat, had a population of 42,112 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 53,269. The municipality has a surface area of 962.9 km² (371.78 sq mi), giving a population density of 55.32 per km². The mayor is Francisco Fernando Guerrero Moreno (2007-2009).
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.
Famous blues musician Carlos Santana was born in this town in 1947.
[edit] References
- 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
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento Constitucional de Autlán de Navarro Official website
- Autlan.com Local commercial website
- Columnistas Local news website
- deGrana Autlan's Carnaval specialized site
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